Goalie Drill: A Card Game
Add this hand-eye coordination drill to your goalie warm up.
This Highlights:
Goalie Steps
Hand-eye Coordination
Focus
Description:
The coach should be standing 5 feet away, facing their goal keeper. The goalie should have her dominant hand in front of her and her non-dominant hand behind her. The coach will be holding a deck of cards. Every time the coach steps back, she throws a card. The goalie will ‘save’ the card by punching it and stepping. The coach should be throwing the cards and stepping backward in a very fast pace. The goalie should be stepping in the right direction, focused on the cards, punching them away.
Equipment:
Deck of cards
Highlighted Skills:
Hand-Eye Coordination, Goalie Steps
Key Coaching Points:
Make sure your goalie is really focused. Her steps and arm movements should be correct.
