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Anti-rotation core stability (u14)

Build the core stability that supports the dive landing and protects the spine — position-specific core work was under-covered and is the silent base of every dive.

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Load

minutes
10
Intensity
Medium
Sets and reps
3 × 8

Microcycle days it fits

MD-4, MD-2

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

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
1
outfield player
0

Space: 6 × 5 m

Equipment: Medicine ball, Markers

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

1 steps

The goalkeeper receives and returns a medicine ball off-axis, resisting trunk rotation. It works anti-rotation stability with a light load, progressing in weight.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • The trunk stays firm and aligned — the goal is to resist rotation, not generate it.
  • Force comes from the hip and trunk as a block, not from the lower back twisting.
  • Light load and perfect control before any weight increase — the spine isn’t trained in a hurry.
  • Steady breathing through the effort, without holding the breath or collapsing posture.

Progressions

  1. Increase the medicine ball weight.
  2. Receive the ball in more unstable positions.

Regressions

  1. Lighter ball.
  2. Reduce the movement range.

Sources · 2

  1. StudyNeuromuscular Performance of High-Level Football Goalkeepers by Age Category and Sex: A Systematic Review (2025), Journal of Functional Morphology and Kinesiology
  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