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Confidence routine between precision series

Keep a short reset routine between precision kicks, so an inaccurate pass doesn’t contaminate the next one — the same mistake-recovery logic applied here to distribution, not shot-stopping.

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Load

minutes
8
Intensity
Low
Sets and reps
2 × 8

Microcycle days it fits

MD-3, MD-2

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

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
1
outfield player
0

Space: 16 × 12 m

Equipment: Balls, Full goal

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

1 steps

A series of precision kicks to a fixed target, with a short reset routine between each — breath, gesture, word — regardless of the previous one’s quality.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • The routine happens every time, even after a perfect pass — it can’t depend on the outcome, or it stops being reliable when it’s needed most.
  • An inaccurate pass isn’t analysed mid-series; analysis comes afterwards, the reset is immediate.
  • Keep the same technical preparation before every kick, regardless of the emotional state after the previous one.
  • Always end the series with a clean kick — the last feeling stays associated with correct execution.

Progressions

  1. Increase the distance to the target, raising technical demand without changing the routine.
  2. Introduce a small distraction between kicks.

Regressions

  1. Reduce the distance to the target.
  2. Increase the time available for the reset routine.

Sources · 2

  1. BookAndy Elleray, «65 Goalkeeper Training Exercises: Modern Games-Based Soccer Drills for Shot Stopping, Footwork, Distribution, and More»
  2. BookVaggelis Lappas, «Goalkeeper Training Methodology»