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Transition game with recurring breakaways

Repeat the come-out decision in open-space turnover situations, with a chasing defender and the real pressure of a counter-attack context.

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Load

minutes
14
dives/set
4
Sets and reps
3 × 1
Intensity
High

dives per set, per goalkeeper

Microcycle days it fits

MD+1, MD-3

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

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
0
outfield player
5

Space: 24 × 30 m

Equipment: Balls, Bibs, Full goal

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

1 steps

On every simulated turnover, the attacker breaks away with a defender chasing from behind. The goalkeeper reads the distance, the chaser’s speed, and the moment to come out.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • The come-out decision also depends on the chasing defender’s position, not only the attacker’s distance to goal.
  • If the defender is about to arrive, delaying the come-out buys time at no cost — coming out too early removes that option.
  • Once committed to coming out, commit fully, with a low base and arms away from the body.
  • After resolving the action, recover the base position immediately — the game doesn’t stop for the goalkeeper to reset.

Progressions

  1. Reduce the attacker’s starting distance to 20 metres, compressing decision time.
  2. Remove the chasing defender, isolating the duel completely.

Regressions

  1. Always keep the chasing defender, giving the goalkeeper the option to wait.
  2. Increase the starting distance.

Sources · 2

  1. BookVaggelis Lappas, «Goalkeeper Training Methodology»
  2. StudyExpertise and training of anticipation in goalkeeping: two scoping reviews (2025), Journal of Sports Sciences