THE BOOK In the last few years, there is no other position on the soccer field that has seen so many SS deep-rooted changes as seen in goalkeeping. Good reflexes on the goal line and OO CC superb control of the penalty zone by the goalkeeper used to be the main CC characteristics of this position. Nowadays, however, additional skills are demanded EE because, in the new role of the goalkeeper, he must have good ball skills and he must RR be in a position to be able to 'read' the game and put structure into the play from the TT rear. This new function of the goalkeeper requires a further development of the training RR AA emphasis. II NN In 50 training lessons, coordination exercises, fitness and preparation tips for the game II NN for all age groups, trainers and exercise leaders as well as the goalkeeper are shown GG the possibilities of being able to improve the performance capabilities of the Number 1. FF Modern training methods ensure the best chance of success on the route to being an OO 'all-rounder'. RR GG OO THE AUTHORS AA LL KK Dr. Klaus Bischops,Aachen, Germany, a graduate teacher, has been an active soccer EE player and trainer of a number of soccer teams in the collegiate system as well as in EE clubs. His numerous publications document his competence as an expert. PP EE RR Heinz-Willi Gerards, Aachen, Germany, a graduate physical education teacher, SS played soccer actively himself and, being holder of a German B and A license for soccer training, is extremely competent. He has experience of training both in Junior as well B as Senior soccer and advises on courses for soccer instructors. IS C H Jürgen Wallraff, Aachen, Germany, has had years of experience as a goalkeeper in O P the German national league. He holds a German Soccer Union B and A Trainer's S / license and has been engaged for years as a youth trainer and deputy youth leader for G E top performance players in a prominent club. R A R D ISBN-13:978-1-84126-186-7 S ISBN-10: 1-84126-186-6 / W A L L R PUBLISHED BY A F MEYER & MEYER F $ 16.95 US/£ 12.95/$ 24.95 CDN SPORT www.m-m-sports.com M & M Goalkeeper SATZ (1) 26.10.2005 14:45 Uhr Seite 1 Soccer Training for Goalkeepers Training Sessions for All Age Groups Goalkeeper SATZ (1) 26.10.2005 14:45 Uhr Seite 2 Goalkeeper SATZ (1) 26.10.2005 14:46 Uhr Seite 3 TTRRAAIINNIINNGG SSEESSSSIIOONNSS FFOORR AALLLL AAGGEE GGRROOUUPPSS Goalkeeper SATZ (1) 26.10.2005 14:46 Uhr Seite 4 Original Title: Fußballtorwart – Das neue Training © 2000 by Meyer & Meyer Verlag, Aachen British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Soccer Training for Goalkeepers Training Sessions for all Age Groups Oxford: Meyer & Meyer Sport (UK) Ltd., 2006 ISBN 10: 1-84126-186-6 ISBN 13: 978-1-84126-186-7 All rights reserved, especially the right to copy and distribute, including the translation rights. 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Aachen, Adelaide, Auckland, Budapest, Graz, Johannesburg, New York, Olten (CH), Oxford, Singapore, Toronto Member of the World Sports Publishers' Association (WSPA) www.w-s-p-a.org Printed and bound by: B.O.S.S Druck und Medien GmbH, Germany ISBN 10: 1-84126-186-6 ISBN 13: 978-1-84126-186-7 E-Mail: [email protected] www.m-m-sports.com Goalkeeper SATZ (1) 26.10.2005 14:46 Uhr Seite 5 5 CONTENTS CONTENTS The goalkeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Foreword by Jens Lehmann, German National Player & Arsenal London The goalkeeper’s new role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Foreword by the authors 1 The Number 1 and the understanding of his new role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 2 What must a goalkeeper be able to do and how should he train? . . . . . . . . .12 3 Goalkeeping – Basic techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 4 Developing children’s and youth’s skills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 4.1 Goalkeeper – All-rounder in the goal and on the field . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Children and Juniors (up to 10 years) 4.2 Goalkeeper – That’s what I want to be! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32 Juniors (aged 10-14 years) 4.3 Goalkeeper – A performer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Juniors (aged 14-18 years) 4.4 Backbone of the team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Seniors 5 The goalkeeper and the team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 6 Building up a training session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39 EXERCISES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 7 Keeping occupied as a form of goalkeeper training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 8 Warming up with the team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47 9 Training aim – “Coordination” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51 10 Training aim – “Fitness” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55 11 The goalkeeper before the game . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Goalkeeper SATZ (1) 26.10.2005 14:46 Uhr Seite 6 6 SOCCER TRAINING FOR GOALKEEPERS 12 Ten training sessions for children (aged up to 10 years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 13 Ten training sessions for juniors (aged 10-12 years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..73 14 Ten training sessions for juniors (aged 12-14 years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95 15 Ten training sessions for juniors (aged 14-18 years) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .117 16 Ten training sessions for seniors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 17 Further training ideas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161 18 A test for the goalkeeper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .163 Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164 Photo & Illustration Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .165 Goalkeeper SATZ (1) 26.10.2005 14:46 Uhr Seite 7 7 FOREWORD – THE GOALKEEPER FOREWORD THE GOALKEEPER Wherever you are, the goalkeeper is held as the madman who stands in the goal because he is too lazy to run about, and moreover because he isn’t good enough to play soccer in other positions. This viewpoint has been totally superceded, particularly by experts, and nobody should shy away, even as a youngster, from standing as goalkeeper because of this. In recent years, particularly, the value of the “last man out“ has risen also internationally. For sure, it was the change in the rules by FIFA, where the goalkeeper may no longer touch the ball with the hands following a back-pass, that brought this about. Nowadays, the goalkeeper must also possess good soccer skills. The most fitting term for him Jens Lehmann, would now be ‘the all-rounder’. Arsenal London This change in the esteem of the goalkeeper should be enough incentive for young ‘soccerites’ to choose to be the one who always is taking up the ‘rear’. Contrary to a lot of prejudice, there is no other position on the field than the Number 1 who has to train so intensively. Simply from the fact that the ball may be allowed to be played by all parts of the body within the home penalty area means, besides having good coordination and movement technical skills, the body must be well built and muscular (after puberty) in order to physically withstand the inevitable hard shots that are made at goal. One of the most important characteristics of a goalkeeper is often never taken into consideration. He is the chief organizer of the way that the team arranges and plays the defense, so that the other team doesn’t get a chance to shoot at goal. The saying “many hands make light work“ comes to mind here also for modern soccer today, because practically every goal scored is a decisive one. The Number 1 doesn’t perhaps play as spectacularly as the others, but by good “coaching“ contributes more success to the team as a whole. Because of this, goalkeepers nowadays are mainly no dullards, but rather are some of the best-qualified and educated members of a team. This comes about because they have to deal with the organization of the team defense, and because they have to be rhetorically in a position to place the defenders correctly. All these things should be an incentive to have fun in goal as an ‘all-rounder’ and to be able, every now and again, to shine. Yours Jens Lehmann, Arsenal London Goalkeeper SATZ (1) 26.10.2005 14:46 Uhr Seite 8 Waiting for the ball Goalkeeper SATZ (1) 26.10.2005 14:46 Uhr Seite 9 9 THE GOALKEEPER’S NEW ROLE THE GOALKEEPER’S NEW ROLE “Simply, by virtue of the rules of the game, the goalkeeper has a special position on the field. This is because the goalkeeper’s performance is not merely an eleventh of the team’s efforts. An outstanding goalkeeper can more or less ‘save the day’ on his own and thus becomes the backbone of the team. On the other hand, a boob by the Number 1 can also tip the game.“ This statement by Jörg Daniel, ex German National League Goalkeeper and Football Union Trainer, characterizes the dimensions in which goalkeepers can play themselves into. Through the change in the rules – the back-pass rule – introduced at the beginning of the 90s, the acrobatic and punching all-rounder not only has to show good reflexes on the goal line and good control of the penalty area, he is also required to demonstrate good soccer ability both in the defensive as well as the offensive. This development, however, has to have a corresponding successful training regime in that besides the special training for the goalkeeper as the main part of his involvement, he has to become an important part of the team in all its individual elements. Goalkeeper training, designed for children and youths, however, has to fit the developing circumstances. The content of such training has to, due to the growing up and maturity processes of young people, include the various elements of the game and the intensity and build up of the training. Taking note of the psychological development in these predetermined patterns is therefore an absolute prerequisite. The goalkeeper in modern soccer plays a double function: As the last defensive player on his side, he has to face all the efforts of the opposing team using all his capabilities. When in possession of the ball, he is the designer and initiator of the attack of his own team. Coming from a player, who has to ‘hold’ the ball, this active ‘soccer player’ has to become the game deciding Number 1. Klaus Bischops, Heinz-Willi Gerards, Jürgen Wallraff