Goalkeeper Footwork & Lateral Agility Workout

By Maren Rojas

Region 1 ODP Goalkeeper Staff

 

REST TIMES FOR ALL OF THESE IS 1 TO 1 (THEREFORE IF IT TAKES YOU 30 SEC. TO DO IT, REST FOR 30 SEC.)

 

1.  Criss cross side to side

            set up 12 cones approx. 6 yds. Apart and staggered

            Shuffle side to side between no crossing legs! - Explode between cones really pushing off

            6x

 

 

 

2.  Side to side slalom

            Set up 12 cones in straight line about 2 yds. Apart

     Side to side slalom through

            4x

     Two footed slalom

            4x

     Quickness slalom

            4x       

 

 

 

           

 

3.  Dot Drill

        Cones are in a square 2 yds. Apart one whole rotation up & back is counted as 1, the drill is continuos so do all 30 x in a row

            1. 2 feet apart, 2 together, 2 apart                          6x

            2. Rt. leg figure 8                                                       6x

            3. Lt. leg figure 8                                                       6x

            4. 2 feet apart, 2 together, 2 apart & turn               6x

            5. 2 feet apart, right foot, 2 apart, left foot              6x

     4x - try and beat first time

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Make a square out of cones/shoes/etc, which is 2yds apart in width and height:

            4x -one footed figure 8’s for 45 seconds

            4x -two footed figure 8’s for 45 seconds

           

 

 

 

 

 

5.  2 cone jumps        -           keep knees up to chest (if you have had knee surgery, no knees to chest but still explosive side to side)

            1 min

            45 sec.

            30 sec.

            15 sec.

            10 sec.

            5 sec.

 

 

 

 

 

6.  Cone shuffles

            Cones 10 yds. Apart

            Must shuffle, no crossover of feet - keep butt low

            1 set = 10 x (to one cone is 1, and then back to next cone you’re at 2, etc.)

       Do 4 sets with 20 sit-ups in between as rest - do them quickly!

           

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7.  Rope ladder - you can use a sideline to help with spacing or make marks with your cleats!

            High knees every square in the 1st two grids                                4x

            High knees every other square in 1st 2 grids                                            4x

            Skip middle grid and hit every opposing square                           4x

            You can use shoes or cones or whatever and make your grid look like:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Mirror fakes with partner 2 cones 10 yds. Apart

    Try and fake out partner and race to cone - 5 x and switch partners