Goalkeepers at war 1v1-Tony Carr's

Goalkeepers at war 1v1

This is another good, fun way to get your goalkeeper to practice making shots and to help him with goalkicks. It's a fast 1v1 where each goalkeeper can score using various techniques - throw, kick, drop-kick. As soon as they save they shoot back.

It's all about the ability to get behind the ball and to move across goal as each player tries to score. Encourage your goalkeepers to use both feet and to try different techniques for shooting.

You need two goals, two goalkeepers, plenty of balls. Start with a distance around 15 yards between the two goals and work from there. You can make it harder or easier depending on the size and age of your players.

Goalkeepers start in their own goal. The aim of this game is for each goalkeeper to score more goals than their opponent. Encourage your goalkeepers to serve the ball as quickly as they can - do not let them wait for the other goalkeeper to get ready (they have to be ready at all times just like in a game situation).

Development

Making the area used smaller makes reaction time shorter. Also, you can add a free central player (this can be the coach). This player can set up the goalkeepers for a free shot and also slightly obstruct the view of the saving goalkeeper.