Category: Goalkeeping
Type: Tip
RECOVERY FOR THE CHIP
WARNING: As with most keeper work this can be dangerous. Be sure to progress slowly for technique.
To gain confidence to leave the line and play more of the modern keeper/sweeper roll the keeper will need to be confident in his/her recovery for the chip.
1st be sure that the keeper understands that he/she should always turn the ball over the top with the hand farthest from the goal.
Work these VERY slowly at first.
Start with the recovery footwork. Have the keeper start at about the penalty spot. Facing the field. Place 2 balls on the ground about 1 yard inside and one yard in front of the posts. ( If he/she, as my current top keeper does, tends to go all out set this up away from the goal so that there will be no collision with the posts.) The keeper stands facing the field and you call either right or left. The keeper should execute a "drop step" directly toward the called ball and with a fairly deep knee bend move to touch the ball. The technique of the "drop step" is VERY important. I will assume for this that you called "left." The keeper should step a comfortable distance with the left foot directly toward the ball at the left post. While stepping the keeper should keep the knees bent and drop his/her left shoulder. (If you can find a tape of Walter Zenga (sp) in his prime he had one of the best drop steps I have ever seen. Brianna Scurry's is good too.)
Every time the keeper returns to the spot call a ball. Watch the drop step and watch for the shoulder drop. Once they are moving correctly increase the speed and keep watching his/her footwork until he/she is working very hard after he/she is fatigued but not exhausted slow them back down and refresh the drop step technique.
For the next part you will need to work in the goal area. Have 10-15 balls around the spot and the keeper on the line in the center of the goal. The place you stand with the balls should be adjusted for size and confidence of the keeper. For my U17G keeper I am now standing 1/2 way between the spot and the edge of the 18 but I started with her half way between the 6 and the spot. Hold a ball in you hands about waist high. Keeper moves out and touches the ball with either hand and begins to back pedal. As soon as the keeper begins to back up serve the ball toward one or the other upper corner. At first let the keeper know where the serve will be but as they progress use surprise with the drill. (Again adjust the serve for ability, but be sure that he/she must drop step jump and turn the ball for the save.) HE/She should make the same drop step as before and as the ball is entering her "hitting zone" jump and PUSH the BOTTOM of the ball straight up. The ball will go over the top because it already has enough forward momentum. Continue to watch the drop step and shoulder drop and assure that he/she is remaining low until he/she jumps. As he/she progresses increase the speed and reps. The idea is too use this as both training and conditioning.
At high speeds this "dive" or jump is the one that has keepers appear to spin in the air after a save. It can be a bit of a trauma and sometimes dangerous. Start slow and don't progress until the keeper is confident at each level. It might help if a martial arts instructor works a few times with them on landing. I am lucky to have martial arts background and can teach how to protect oneself from injury while diving in this manner.
Young keepers often have a problem with the all out recovery required for this. Just keep working and he/she will get it because it makes sense and keepers are smart, crazy but smart :-), and with the brightly colored shirts it looks so cool.
One more time. Do NOT progress too fast. each step builds on the last and 80-90% of goalkeeping is technique.
Jim Turpin
USSF D
Hamilton Futbol Club U13B U10G (& GoalKeepers)
Submitted by: Jim Turpin
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