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Cross Ball
Drill
Purpose:
To give the
goalkeepers practice in dealing with crosses from the flanks.
Procedure:
A
makeshift goal is set up directly opposite the permanent field
goal about 20 yards away. The two goalkeepers defend the goals,
two wingers cover the flanks and one or two retrievers stand
behind the goals. The wingers, who have a supply of balls, cross
balls into the six-yard box in turn for the goalkeepers to catch
or punch to safety. If a goalkeeper catches the ball, he
immediately throws it to the winger on the opposite side, who
then crosses it to his goalkeeper, thus maintaining continuity.
After a time the same or other wingers should cross the ball
from different flanks to give the goalkeepers practice in taking
crosses from both flanks.
Development:
(a)
The coach can direct the servers to play specific types of
crosses to give the goalkeepers more difficult shots to deal
with, e.g. leg in swinging crosses, near or far post balls or
occasional driven shots.
(b) The coach can add a defender and
one attacker to give extra problems before adding more to the
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