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1v1 with a variable entry angle

Adapt block positioning and come-out timing to different attacker approach angles — a central 1v1 and a wide one call for different postures, and most training treats them as identical.

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Load

minutes
10
dives/set
2
Sets and reps
3 × 4
Intensity
Medium

dives per set, per goalkeeper

Microcycle days it fits

MD-3, MD-2

Each bar’s height is that day’s dive ceiling.

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
0
outfield player
1

Space: 26 × 18 m

Equipment: Balls, Full goal

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

1 steps

The attacker enters the box at a different angle each rep — central, wide, or with no warning. The goalkeeper adjusts body angle and the moment to come out based on where the threat originates.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • On a wide angle, the body closes the near post before narrowing the overall angle — the priority shifts compared with a central 1v1.
  • Come-out timing depends on the angle: a wide entry allows more time to wait than a direct central run at goal.
  • Keep a low base and arms away from the body at any angle, with no exceptions.
  • After resolving the action, always check for a second attacker arriving before relaxing the posture.

Progressions

  1. Remove the warning about entry angle, requiring real-time reading.
  2. Ask the attacker to always use the same shooting foot, testing the goalkeeper’s pattern reading.

Regressions

  1. Always announce the entry angle before the rep.
  2. Reduce the attacker’s approach speed.

Sources · 2

  1. BookAndy Elleray, «65 Goalkeeper Training Exercises: Modern Games-Based Soccer Drills for Shot Stopping, Footwork, Distribution, and More»
  2. BookVaggelis Lappas, «Goalkeeper Training Methodology»