Product Description
Sound techniques and efficient decision making are essential to the art of successful goalkeeping.
The Soccer Goalkeeping Handbook is the authoritative and comprehensive coaching guide to realizing your top potential in front of the net. In this handbook, author Alex Welsh identifies the essential components of each of the goalkeeper's skills and outlines proven practices and training drills to improve match performance and produce results. Inside you'll find tips and techniques covering a variety of goalkeeping situations, including:
- Positioning
- One-on-one situations
- Distribution
- Dealing with high crosses
- Coping with back passes
- Shot stopping
- Sweeping up behind the defense
- Organization at set pieces
- Saving penalties
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The Soccer Goalkeeping Handbook. Alex Welsh has coached professional goalkeepers both in England and internationally. Prior to coaching, he enjoyed an 18-year career on the field. Alex is currently a county representative of The Football Association.
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Synopsis
A handbook identifying the major components of each of the goalkeeper's skills, including handling the ball correctly, sensible positioning, and dealing effectively with crosses. The author then outlines tried -and-tested practices and training drills to help improve match performance. Aimed at soccer players of all ages and abilities, this handbook provides expert advice on every aspect of goalkeeping, from organising the defense at set pieces to improving distribution of the ball and how to overcome disappointment. For the coach and advanced player the book contains an analysis of how to achieve consistemcy during the high-level competition.