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Handling Bounces In Front of the Keeper

Material from Lawrence of Fine soccer.


Ideally, when a ball is going to bounce just in front of the keeper, the keeper would try to get to it before the bounce, however, that is not always possible.



The key to handling a ball on a hop is to get to it as quickly as possible. The quicker a keeper can get to the ball, the less they are effected by a bad bounce, If the ball takes a bad bounce, the further back from the ball the keeper is, the further it will get away.



Not only does the keeper want to get to the ball quickly to deal with a ball that is bouncing to the side, but the keeper also needs to get over the ball in case it takes a quick high bounce. The best way to do this is with a forward dive so that when the ball bounces, the body is behind and over the ball and the hands/arms are under the ball. This will help keep the ball in front of the keeper and make it much easier to hold onto the ball and keep it out of the back of the net.



It's extremely important to train for bouncing balls and to be prepared for the various bounces. This can be done as simply as having a server throw balls at the keeper so that they bounce right in front of the keeper. Start with the keeper on their knees so that they can simply dive/collapse forward. Once the keeper is comfortable in this position, next have it done from a catchers position and then finally in a standing position.

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