Goalkeeper Drills

Hey coaches and keepers,

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. Have a goalkeeper drill you want to share? Email it to ShutoutCentral@gmail.com.

Drill Picture and Drill Name	Type of Drill; Area of Concentration	Skill Level	Equipment	Full Drill
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, and Shot Stopping	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!