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Depth adjustment on a set piece

Confirm, at low volume and with maximum precision, depth and marking organisation before a corner or free kick — a final tune-up, not a development session.

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Load

minutes
8
dives/set
2
Sets and reps
2 × 4
Intensity
Low

dives per set, per goalkeeper

Microcycle days it fits

MD-1, MD

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

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
1
outfield player
3

Space: 30 × 18 m

Equipment: Balls, Bibs, Full goal

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

1 steps

A server delivers from the chosen zone, with attackers and defenders already placed as in a match. The goalkeeper sets position before the delivery and calls the marks aloud.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • Position is set before the server touches the ball, not during its flight — there is no time to adjust mid-air in a match.
  • Call the mark by name or number, not “you” or “that one” — it cuts the teammate’s response time.
  • Few reps, all at match intensity and precision — this is not a volume exercise.
  • Confirm the reference point (post, penalty spot) before every ball, not only the first.

Progressions

  1. Vary the delivery origin without warning, testing quick reorganisation.
  2. Increase to four attackers in the box.

Regressions

  1. Always announce the delivery origin.
  2. Reduce to two attackers, with no physical contest.

Sources · 2

  1. BookAndy Elleray, «Goalkeeping in Football»
  2. CurriculumGoalkeeper Skills: The Complete Technical and Tactical Checklist, LevelUp.soccer