Skip to content
← Back to library

PositioningRepresentativeTactics

Lateral readjustment on ball transition

Confirm arc repositioning as the ball switches sides, with no shot or contest, keeping the action fluid and free of added physical load.

Add to a session

Which session should use this exercise?

You do not have any sessions yet. Create the first one to add this exercise.

New session
Choose a session and the exercise is added to today’s plan.

Load

minutes
8
Intensity
Low
Sets and reps
2 × 5

Microcycle days it fits

MD-1

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

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
2
outfield player
0

Space: 26 × 16 m

Equipment: Balls, Full goal

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

2 steps

Two servers on either flank exchange the ball. The goalkeeper follows the positioning arc on each switch, with no shot on goal in this version.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • The readjustment starts the moment the ball leaves the first server’s foot, not when it reaches the second.
  • Move along the arc, never in a straight line across the goal.
  • Keep the feet active even in the instants without a live ball — the set position is never lost between transitions.
  • Few reps, full focus on arc quality, not on the number of switches.

Progressions

  1. Raise the ball-exchange tempo to match pace.
  2. Add an occasional, unannounced shot after the switch.

Regressions

  1. Reduce the width between the two servers.
  2. Pause between each switch for a deliberate reset.

Sources · 2

  1. BookJoe Luxbacher, «The Soccer Goalkeeper: Techniques, Tactics, Training»
  2. CurriculumGoalkeeper Skills: The Complete Technical and Tactical Checklist, LevelUp.soccer