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PositioningAnalyticTechnique

Dynamic arc with fast circulation

Maintain the correct positioning arc while the ball circulates between three points, never stopping the adjustment between passes — the arc isn’t a position, it’s a continuous adjustment.

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Load

minutes
10
dives/set
1
Sets and reps
3 × 6
Intensity
Medium

dives per set, per goalkeeper

Microcycle days it fits

MD-4, MD-3

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

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
3
outfield player
0

Space: 24 × 14 m

Equipment: Balls, Full goal

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

3 steps

Three servers circulate the ball around the box. The goalkeeper adjusts position on every pass, always keeping the correct bisector relative to whoever has the ball, until one of them shoots with no fixed warning.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • The adjustment happens during the pass’s flight, not after the ball reaches the next server — arriving late to the correct arc cancels the benefit.
  • Short lateral steps for fine adjustment; only use crossover steps when the distance to cover is larger.
  • Depth changes with the angle too, not just lateral position — deeper when the angle is tighter.
  • The eyes follow the ball, but peripheral awareness keeps the goal and one’s own position relative to it.

Progressions

  1. Raise the circulation to match pace.
  2. Remove the warning about who will shoot.

Regressions

  1. Reduce to two servers.
  2. Always announce who will shoot before the circulation starts.

Sources · 2

  1. BookAndy Elleray, «65 Goalkeeper Training Exercises: Modern Games-Based Soccer Drills for Shot Stopping, Footwork, Distribution, and More»
  2. BookJoe Luxbacher, «The Soccer Goalkeeper: Techniques, Tactics, Training»