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Backpedal and tip the chip over the bar

Combine the fast retreat with the high deflection to save the chip when the goalkeeper is advanced — combines two thin topics in the save that most punishes an advanced position.

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Load

minutes
10
dives/set
4
Sets and reps
3 × 5
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
0

Space: 12 × 14 m

Equipment: Balls, Full goal

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

2 steps

From an advanced position, on the chip cue, the goalkeeper backpedals facing the ball and tips it over the bar in full retreat, never turning the back.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • Retreat facing the ball, with short steps under the body — turning the back loses the chip.
  • In the final steps, load the legs to jump up and back and reach the ball.
  • Tip over the bar with the hand, guiding the ball out, never punching without control.
  • Keep the eyes on the ball throughout the retreat, to judge the contact point on the jump.

Progressions

  1. Well advanced, long retreat.
  2. Reduce the chip warning.

Regressions

  1. Slightly advanced.
  2. Lower the chip height.

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