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PositioningAnalyticTechnique

Pre-match positioning tune-up (MD)

Reactivate angle reading and the set position at low volume on match day, a day that had almost no positioning work — no physical load, only positional sharpness.

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Load

minutes
7
dives/set
1
Sets and reps
2 × 5
Intensity
Low

dives per set, per goalkeeper

Microcycle days it fits

MD

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

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
1
outfield player
0

Space: 12 × 10 m

Equipment: Balls, Full goal, Cones

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

1 steps

The ball moves from wide and the goalkeeper adjusts position on the arc, bisecting the angle. Few reps, no demanding shot: it is a tune-up of the eyes and feet, not a workout.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • The feet reposition in short, continuous steps, always balanced and ready.
  • The position closes the angle without dropping too far onto the line — half a metre forward changes everything.
  • The head tracks the ball steadily; the body follows the head.
  • Low volume is the goal: reactivate the pattern, not tire the legs before the match.

Progressions

  1. Remove the cones and read the angle freely.
  2. Add a soft shot at the end.

Regressions

  1. Keep the reference cones.
  2. Reduce the movement arc.

Sources · 2

  1. StudyThe physical demands of professional soccer goalkeepers throughout a week-long competitive microcycle and transiently throughout match-play (2020)
  2. CurriculumUEFA Goalkeeper Coaching, First Edition (2022), UEFA