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PositioningAnalyticTechnique

Arc and angle bisection with a moving ball

Automate continuous position adjustment based on the angle between the ball and the centre of the goal.

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Load

minutes
8
Intensity
Low
Sets and reps
3 × 5

Microcycle days it fits

MD+1, MD+2, MD-4, MD-3, MD-2, MD-1

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

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
1
outfield player
0

Space: 16 × 14 m

Equipment: Balls, Cones, Full goal

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

2 steps

A server dribbles the ball sideways past three cones at the edge of the box. The goalkeeper tracks across, staying on the bisector of the ball-to-goal angle; no shot in this version.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • Position sits on the angle bisector, not on an imaginary straight line to the centre of the goal.
  • The arc has depth: the closer the ball is to centre, the deeper the goalkeeper should stand.
  • Move in a shuffle, without crossing the feet, shoulders always facing the ball.
  • Anticipate the angle change by reading the dribbler’s body, not just the ball.

Progressions

  1. Increase dribbling speed towards match pace.
  2. Add a shot at the end of each move, linking to shot-stopping.
  3. Reduce warning: the server changes direction with no fixed pattern.

Regressions

  1. Reduce the lateral span of the course.
  2. Mark the correct positions on the ground with markers.

Sources · 3

  1. CurriculumGoalkeeper Skills: The Complete Technical and Tactical Checklist, LevelUp.soccer
  2. CurriculumTechnical Coaching Points: Goalkeeping, Minnesota Youth Soccer Association
  3. BookVaggelis Lappas, «Goalkeeper Training Methodology»