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Shot-stoppingGameCompetition

3v3 with a defended goal

Integrate shot-stopping, positioning, communication and first build-up in a game context, with actions arriving unannounced.

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minutes
16
dives/set
5
Sets and reps
4 × 1
Intensity
High

dives per set, per goalkeeper

Microcycle days it fits

MD-4, MD-3, MD-2

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

Setup

Goalkeepers
2
server
0
outfield player
6

Space: 30 × 36 m

Equipment: Balls, Bibs, Cones, Full goal

One goalkeeper works while the other serves or observes. Swap after each set.

2 steps

30 by 36 metre area. Full goal with goalkeeper at one end, mini goal at the other. Three attackers against three defenders. When the goal-defending team wins the ball they attack the mini goal; restarts go through the goalkeeper.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • The goalkeeper matches depth to the distance of the ball: higher when the ball is far and controlled, deeper when a through ball is on.
  • Communicate before the ball arrives, not during: useful information anticipates.
  • Finish adjusting before the strike. In a game that means reading the moment the shot becomes unavoidable.
  • On regaining the ball, the first option is a short oriented pass, not a long ball by default.

Progressions

  1. Limit to two touches, speeding up circulation and compressing reading time.
  2. Force long restarts, integrating distribution under fatigue.
  3. Allow shots only from outside the box, raising the volume of long-range shots.

Regressions

  1. Enlarge the space, giving more reading time.
  2. Reduce to 2v2.
  3. Allow unlimited touches.

Sources · 3

  1. StudyAdvice from “pracademics” of how to apply ecological dynamics theory to practice design (2023)
  2. Book«Scientific Approaches to Goalkeeping in Football», Bennion Kearny
  3. CurriculumRegulamento do Curso UEFA de Treinadores de Guarda-Redes «B», Federação Portuguesa de Futebol