Football/Soccer Session (Beginner): Diving positions

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David Scarth
Name: David Scarth
City: Aberdeen
Country: United Kingdom
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Sport: Football/Soccer
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Diving technique


Diving technique broken down into simple stages also showing how bad technique can create a goalkeeper to let goals in




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Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Set Posistion

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Set Posistion

Set posistion


In this example we have a striker away to take a shot from dead centre of the goal.


(Blue marker lines have been added to show the flight of the ball should the ball hit the post)


In order for the goalkeeper to save any shot he has to be in a position that he is able to touch both of these lines with his dive



The goalkeeper is set for the shot by having:


Heels lifted slightly off the ground

Feet shoulder width apart

Knees slightly bent

Knees. hips and shoulders all pointing towards the ball

Hands in a central position

Head behind the ball

Watching the ball all the times


At the 'trigger point' there should be NO movement, the goalkeeper has to be ready to move in any direction within a 360ø




Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): The Shot

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The Shot

The shot


We now have a view down the line the ball will travel on its way towards the goal.


The green arrow is the direction the goalkeeper should dive to, you can see by this that the goalkeeper will dive square to the line of the ball - see next slide



Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): The Dive - 1

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The Dive - 1

The Dive - 1


From the overhead camera we can again see that the line of the goalkeepers dive (green) is square to the line of flight of the ball (red)


What we can also see from this angle is that the goalkeeper has dived forward, (his diving line is not parallel with the goal line.


The finishing position of the goalkeeper should be with him having his chest facing the stiker who has just taken then shot (see next slide)


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): The Dive - 2

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The Dive - 2

The Dive - 2


The goalkeeper has now completed his dive and has made a great, text book save.


You can see that his chest is facing the direction the ball came from, his hands are out in front of him and he is the local hero


At the other end of the pitch.......


Football/Soccer Session Plan Drill (Colour): Backwards Dive

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Backwards Dive

Backwards Diving


At the other end of the pitch we have a goalkeeper who has not been trained by REACT.


You can see from the overhead camera that he dives backwards, not only does he nearly go into his own goal, he does not reach the ball and we score a goal, the crowd go crazy


You can also see by his finishing position that his chest is facing out to the sideline, no-where near where the shot came from




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