Goalkeeper Drills

Get the most out of your goalkeeper training sessions with ShutoutCentral’s free goalkeeper training drills! These soccer drill ideas and goalkeeper tips are great for all levels ranging from youth/beginner to college/advanced and new drills will be added weekly.

If you have a goalkeeper drill you want to share, please email it to ShutoutCentral@gmail.com.

Drill Picture and Drill Name	Type of Drill; Area of Concentration	Skill Level	Equipment	Full Drill
Circle Diving Goalkeeper Drill	Diving	All	3 or more soccer balls	View Here!
2 Goalkeeper Extension Diving Drill	Handling, Diving	Advanced	3 or more soccer balls	View Here!
The nutmeg game: a goalkeeper handling drill	Handling, Game, Warm-up, Cool Down	All	2 or more soccer balls	View Here!
Breakaway Diving Warm-up Drill	Warm-up, breakaways	All	8 or more soccer balls	View Here!
Low Dives Catching Goalkeeper Drill	Diving, Warm-up, Handling	All	2 – 4 soccer balls	View Here!
Two Goalkeeper Shooting Drill	Shooting, multiple goalkeepers	All	6 or more soccer balls	View Here!
Indoor Soccer Goalkeeper Handling & Shooting Drill	Warm-up, handling, indoor goalkeeper training	All	6 or more soccer balls	View Here!
Goalkeeper Warm-up Drill with Footwork and Handling	Warm-up, handling, footwork	All	4 – 6 soccer balls	View Here!
Beginner goalkeeper diving technique drill	Goalkeeper Diving Technique	Youth, Novice	4 – 6 balls	View Here!
Forward and back footwork handling drill	Goalkeeper Footwork, Handling, Warm-up	All	4 balls	View Here!
Somersault to high ball drill	Goalkeeper Fitness	All	1 ball or medicine ball	View Here!
Alternating Dives Drill	Goalkeeper Fitness	All	2 balls	View Here!
Pressure Training: Knees To Chest Throwing Drill	Goalkeeper Fitness	All	1 ball	View Here!
Pressure Training: Down & Up Volleys Drill	Goalkeeper Fitness	All	1 ball	View Here!
Repetition Diving Goalkeeper Drill	Diving	All	6 – 8 balls	View Here!
50-50 Ball Diving Goalkeeper Drill	Breakaways; 50-50 Balls; Cobra Technique	Intermediate and Advanced	6 balls	View Here!
Double Diving Goalkeeper Drill	Shoot Stopping; Making the second save	Intermediate and Advanced	Goal or cones, 6 balls	View Here!
(25) 8-6-4 Goalkeeper Drill	Warm Up; Handling and Diving	All	1 ball	View Here!
Footwork in Box Goalkeeper Drill	Warm Up; Footwork	All	4 cones for each keeper	View Here!
Ball Toss Reaction Goalkeeper Drill	Warm up; Footwork and Handling	All	1 ball or medicine ball for each keeper	View Here!
Reverse Sit-up Catches Goalkeeper Drill	Handling; Abs	All	1 – 3 soccer balls or medicine balls	View Here!
Volleys on Knees Goalkeeper Drill	Handling; Catching Technique	All	1 – 3 soccer balls or medicine balls	View Here!
One Handed Bridge Catches Goalkeeper Drill	Handling	All	1 – 3 soccer balls or medicine balls	View Here!
Explosive Diving Goalkeeper Drill	Diving	Beginner+ and Up	1 – 3 soccer balls or medicine balls, cones or hurdles	View Here!
Technical Diving and Footwork Goalkeeper Drill	Diving and Footwork	All	1 – 3 soccer balls or medicine balls and cones	View Here!
Goalkeeper Distribution Game	Distribution and High Balls	All	3 – 6 soccer balls and cones	View Here!
Footwork Across the Goal Goalkeeper Crossing Drill	Footwork, Crosses, Shot Stopping, Warm-up	All	5 – 6 soccer balls and 2 cones or a goal	View Here!
Reading the Touch – Chip vs Breakaway Drill	Positioning, Footwork, Breakaways, Tipping the ball over the crossbar	All	6 – 8 soccer balls and 5 cones or 3 cones and a goal	View Here!