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Shot-stoppingRepresentativeTechnique

Reaction save on the long shot with a screened view

Train the late read of the shot from distance when bodies screen the view — reinforces the thin long-range-shot topic in the most realistic, difficult condition.

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Load

minutes
12
dives/set
4
Sets and reps
3 × 4
Intensity
High

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
1
outfield player
2

Space: 14 × 22 m

Equipment: Balls, Full goal, Bibs

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

1 steps

A shot from distance with one or two players obstructing the sightline. The goalkeeper adjusts position to see as much as possible and reacts to the ball the instant it appears between the bodies.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • Adjust half a step to the side to open a sightline, even at the cost of leaving centre slightly.
  • Weight on the toes and hands ready: with a screened view, the reaction must be instant when the ball appears.
  • Don’t guess the side before seeing — committing blind on a shot from distance is nearly always a goal.
  • If the ball vanishes behind the bodies, play the hands to the last seen trajectory, protecting the goal.

Progressions

  1. Two bodies, heavily screened view.
  2. Increase the shot speed.

Regressions

  1. One body partially screening.
  2. Lower the shot speed.

Sources · 2

  1. BookAndy Elleray, «65 Goalkeeper Training Exercises: Modern Games-Based Soccer Drills for Shot Stopping, Footwork, Distribution, and More»
  2. BookLeonhard Zeilinger e Franz Gruber, «The Ultimate Guide to Goalkeeper Training: Develop Motor Skills, Technique, Tactics, and Mindset» (Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2025), ISBN 9781782552918