Read the book: «Effective goalkeeper warm-up shooting»
Introduction
Goalkeeper warm-up shooting is essential for almost every training unit. These 60 warm-up shooting exercises provide you with a variety of ideas to make the warm-up shooting challenging and diverse, both for the goalkeepers and the field players. The exercises particularly focus on improving the players’ dynamics even during the warm-up shooting.
The exercises are illustrated and described in an easy, comprehensible manner. They can be immediately integrated in every training unit. Whether you combine the exercises with additional coordination drills or use them as an introduction to the main part – various difficulty levels allow for adjustment of the warm-up shooting to each training unit and age group.
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Publishing information
1st English edition released on 12 Okt 2018
German original edition released on 07 Jul 2015
Published by DV Concept
Editors, design, and layout: Jörg Madinger, Elke Lackner
Proofreading and English translation: Nina-Maria Nahlenz
ISBN: 978-3-95641-227-1
This publication is listed in the catalogue of the German National Library. Please refer to http://dnb.de for bibliographic data.
The work and its components are protected by copyright. No reprinting, photomechanical reproduction, storing or processing in electronic systems without the publisher's written permission.
Key
Cone
Small gym mat
Ball box
Small vaulting box
Balance bench
Hoop
Foam noodles (foam beams)
No. 1: Warm-up shooting with two previous coordination exercises
Minimum number of players: 7
Difficulty level: 
Equipment required: 6-8 hoops, 5-8 foam beams, 2 cones, sufficient number of handballs
Course:
- 
starts with quick steps, touching the ground only one time per hoop (A).
- Afterwards, sprints around the cones (B) and towards the foam beams. He runs through the line of foam beams with one double-step (left foot/right foot) per interspace.
- Afterwards, shoots at the goal as instructed (top, middle, bottom).
- 
starts the same course a bit delayed.
Variant:
- Position the hoops in a different order again and again.
- Change the number of floor contacts between the foam beams, but keep the running flow.
The players should time their moves in such a way that there is a quick series of shots for the goalkeeper.
No. 2: Simple series of shots with pass
Minimum number of players: 7
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: Sufficient number of handballs
Course:
- starts to approach the goal without a ball (A) and receives a pass from (B).
- shoots at the right side of the goal as instructed (hands, top, bottom) and from within the corridor (C).
- starts to approach the goal (D) and receives a pass from 
into his running path (E).
- shoots at the left side of the goal as instructed and from within the corridor (F).
- And so on.
- After the shot, the players each quickly fetch a ball and line up on the other side (G).
Define the distance between the two rows according to the players’ level of performance.
The players should time their moves in such a way that there is a continuous series of shots for the goalkeeper.
No. 3: Quick back and forth drill
Minimum number of players: 7
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: Sufficient number of handballs
Course:
- The coach stands at the 7-meter line and stretches out his hands.
- does 2-3 quick steps forward and hits the coach’s palms (A). Afterwards, immediately moves back 2-3 steps (B) in order to do a dynamic forward piston movement and to shoot at the left side of the goal as instructed (top, middle, bottom), approx. from the 7-meter line (C).
- starts the same course a bit delayed, does a forward piston movement on the right side, and shoots at the right side of the goal.
Variants:
- Jump shot.
- Shooting with the wrong foot in front.
No. 4: Warm-up shooting from the back and wing positions
Minimum number of players: 7
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: 4 cones, sufficient number of handballs (ball box with spare balls)
Course:
- All players stand at the center line, each of them holding a ball.
- starts and runs around the cone on the left, dynamically approaches (A) the 9-meter line, and shoots at the goal as instructed (top, middle, bottom).
- starts a bit delayed, runs (B) around the cone on the right, approaches the 9-meter line, and shoots at the goal.
- And so on.
- The players who shot at the goal, quickly line up at the center line again and pick up a ball from the ball box.
- Repeat the drill until no handballs are left.
Variant:
- starts and runs around the cone on the left, runs (C) along the far left side of the playing field until he has reached the left wing position, and finally shoots from there. starts a bit delayed and runs along the far right side (D).
Shooting variants:
- Jump shot.
- Shooting with the wrong foot in front.
No. 5: Intense warm-up shooting exercise for the goalkeeper
Minimum number of players: 9
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: Sufficient number of handballs
Course:
- The players stand face-to-face in order to create a lane (keep a distance of approx. 2 meters between and , and approx. 1/2 meter between and ).
- The players each hold their handball in both hands, in such a way that the goalkeeper can reach it.
- The goalkeeper 
quickly sidesteps through the lane (A) and touches each handball with one hand.
- should return to his basic arm posture again and again while sidestepping from player to player.
- As soon as has run through the lane, moves to the goal (B), the players start approaching the goal dynamically (C), and do a series of shots at the goal as instructed (top, middle, bottom).
Variants:
- Shooting with the wrong foot in front.
- Jump shot.
- Underarm shot.
No. 6: Piston movement with counter movement and subsequent shot
Minimum number of players: 7
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: 4 cones, sufficient number of handballs
Course:
- does the piston movement and receives a pass into his running path from , who also does the piston movement (A).
- immediately takes a turn towards the inner side, dribbles around the backmost cone (B), dribbles towards the goal, and eventually shoots at the left side of the goal as instructed (top, middle, bottom) (C).
- moves backward to his initial position immediately after playing the pass (D), does a forward piston movement again, receives a pass from into his running path, also runs around his group, and shoots at the goal as instructed.
- And so on.
Variant:
- diagonally runs around the backmost cone of the other group (E) and shoots at the goal (F).
The players should time their action in such a way that there is a smooth rhythm for the goalkeeper.
No. 7: Shot with subsequent team drill for the shooting players
Minimum number of players: 9
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: 1 balance bench, sufficient number of handballs
Setting:
- Position a balance bench upside down on the floor (seating surface on the floor).
Course:
- Right before each shooting round, the coach defines a task which has to be done on the bench.
- starts with a ball (A) and shoots at the left side of the goal as instructed (hands, top, bottom) (B).
- starts a bit delayed with a ball (C) and shoots at the right side of the goal as instructed (D).
- After the shot, (E) and (F) sprint to the bench.
- After the shooting round, all the shooting players must stand on the bench according to the coach’s task. While doing so, the players who already shot at the goal should organize themselves ideally, in such a way that they do not have to change their position anymore once they stand on the bench.
- After the last shot, the goalkeeper also sprints to the bench and is the last player trying to get into the right position.
- If the players need to switch positions one more time, they should solve this situation without a player having to leave the bench.
- Afterwards, the players start the next shooting round with a new task.
Tasks for players on the bench:
- Form a line sorted by height.
- By alphabetical order of first names.
- By age.
- By chronological order of birthdays, beginning in January.
No. 8: Warm-up shooting after moving around a player
Minimum number of players: 9
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: 1 cone, sufficient number of handballs
Course:
- runs around (A), dribbles towards the goal, and shoots as instructed.
- 
starts a bit delayed, runs around 
(B), dribbles towards the goal, and shoots at the goal as instructed (top, middle, bottom).
- starts immediately after has shot, and runs around (C).
- starts immediately after has shot, and runs around 
(D).
- 
and 
are the last players; they run around the cone and shoot at the goal.
Variants:
- Jump shot.
- Shooting with the wrong foot in front.
The players should time their action in such a way that there is a smooth rhythm for the goalkeeper.
No. 9: Warm-up shooting with piston movements
Minimum number of players: 7
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: 7 cones, ball box with sufficient number of handballs
Course:
- starts with a ball, runs dynamically back and forth (viewing direction towards the goal) from cone to cone (A), and eventually shoots at the goal as instructed (top, middle, bottom) (B).
- After the shot, immediately runs around the backmost cone, picks up a new ball (C), and lines up again (D).
- immediately starts after , in order to create a smooth rhythm for .
- Repeat the course until there is no ball left in the box.
Variants:
- Sidestepping from cone to cone.
- Shooting with the wrong foot in front.
The players should time their action in such a way that there is a smooth rhythm for the goalkeeper.
No. 10: Series of shots with previous running exercise
Minimum number of players: 7
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: 8 cones, sufficient number of handballs
Course:
- starts sidestepping quickly to the left, runs around the cone (A), quickly moves to the right, runs around the cone on the right side (B), and shoots at the (right side of the) goal from within the corridor.
- starts a bit delayed (so that the goalkeeper faces a series of shots), quickly sidesteps around the cone on the right side (C), quickly moves to the left, runs around the cone on the left (D), and shoots at the (left side of) the goal from within the corridor.
- And so on.
- After the shot, the players each sprint around the backmost cone (E) before fetching their ball quickly.
Variant:
- Jump shot (at level of the cones).
No. 11: Warm-up shooting with running and change of direction
Minimum number of players: 7
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: 6 cones, ball box with sufficient number of handballs
Course:
- runs around the cone (A) and then diagonally to the left.
- passes the ball into the running path of (B).
- runs around the cone on the left (C) and shoots at the left side of the goal as instructed (D).
- immediately starts after playing the pass to (B), runs around the cone (E) and then diagonally to the right.
- passes the ball into the running path of (F), and shoots at the right side of the goal as instructed.
- After the shot, the players immediately sprint around the backmost cone, towards the ball box, pick up a new ball, and line up again (G).
- Repeat the course until there is no ball left in the box.
The players should time their action in such a way that there is a smooth rhythm for the goalkeeper.
No. 12: Series of shots with additional task
Minimum number of players: 7
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: 2 cones, 2 small gym mats, ball box with sufficient number of handballs
Course:
- has a ball, runs diagonally to the right (A), and shoots at the right side of the goal as instructed (hands, top, bottom, middle), and from within the corridor (B).
- starts a bit delayed, runs diagonally to the left, and shoots at the left side of the goal as instructed, and from within the corridor (C).
- After the shot, the shooting players dynamically run to the small gym mat where they do a somersault (D).
- Afterwards, they pick up a ball and line up again (E).
- Each player should shoot at least two times, in order to create a long series of shots for the goalkeeper.
Variants:
- The players do a handstand on the mat.
- The players do a backward somersault on the mat.
No. 13: Series of shots with speed drill for the goalkeeper
Minimum number of players: 7
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: 1 Deuser band, ball box with sufficient number of handballs
Initial position:
- The goalkeeper stands in the center of the goal, about half a meter in front of the goal line, with the Deuser band around his hips.
- The coach stands next to him and holds him at the Deuser band.
Course:
- approaches the goal with the ball and shoots at the left top corner of the goal (A).
- should react dynamically and try to save the shot (B). The coach behind him pulls him back at the Deuser band in order to make it more difficult for him to move.
- After the shot, makes a sprint to the ball box and lines up again with a ball (C).
- As soon as stands in the initial position in the center again, shoots at the goal.
- And so on.
Variants:
- Shots at the bottom corners of the goal.
- Shots at the top and bottom corners of the goal alternately.
- The coach stands behind the goalkeeper and holds him at the Deuser band; now the shooting players may shoot at the left and right side of the goal alternately (top, middle).
Pull the Deuser band in such a way that may save the shot smoothly but nevertheless must overcome the resistance.
The players should adjust the series of shots to the speed of .
No. 14: Series of shots with quick changes of direction
Minimum number of players: 7
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: 1 cone, sufficient number of handballs
Course:
- dynamically runs forward and steps on the 9-meter line with one foot (A).
- runs back again immediately and exchanges a high-five with , who stretches out his hand (B).
- Afterwards, runs past the cone and eventually shoots at the goal as instructed (C).
- After exchanging the high-five, immediately runs forward, also steps on the 9-meter line (A); and so on.
Variant:
- The players do the same course but shoot from the right side of the cone.
- The players shoot with the wrong foot in front; jump shot.
Make sure the players run back and forth at high speed.
No. 15: Series of shots with second pivot from the wing position
Minimum number of players: 7
Difficulty level:
Equipment required: 4 cones, sufficient number of handballs
Course:
- Two players stand on the left and right back position. Each of them has a ball lying on the floor next to them.
- passes to (A), passes to (B).
- Once has passed the ball to (B), starts and quickly runs a curve along the 6-meter line (C). passes the ball to (D).
- runs through the cones and shoots at the goal as instructed (hands, top, bottom) (E).
- As soon as has passed the ball to (B), he receives a pass from , and repeats the course.
- Once as all the players on the wing position have run past , picks up his ball, plays a pass to , receives a return pass, runs through the cones, and shoots at the goal as instructed.
- then picks up his ball, runs through the cones, and shoots at the goal as instructed.
Change the back position players regularly.
Start the course from the left and right side alternately.
The players should pass the ball in a smooth manner in order to create a series of shots for the goalkeeper.
The free sample has ended.
