Using the CrazyCatch Rebounder to improve reflex saves from Cutbacks. Goalkeeper training drill pro

Closely adapted from Episode 65, rebounder reactions sees the inclusion of a second server. This makes for a great group exercise which would see it set up on both sides of the goal. The purpose of the first movement is to draw the goalkeeper to their near post as you would in a game situation. Having originally narrowed their angle the goalkeeper would defend their near post due to the initial pass. At the post the goalkeeper would be left with 3 options. 1. Stay big, set and take the shot 2. Intercept the cut back with a dive 3. A cut back is performed and the goalkeeper retreats into goal to make the save. This drill can be easily adapted to focus on these 3 points but this drill and the use of the Crazy Catch UK means the focus of today would be the reaction saves. Positioning the Double Trouble rebounder anywhere from 6 to 8 yards would re-enact the strikers run towards goal and first time shot at goal. The goalkeepers initial movement is to get into goal keeping eye contact at all time. From this point, goalkeepers are coached into two options. 1. Can you get as close to the ball to block 2. Stay back to allow more time to see the shot and react with a save. Both scenarios favour the striker due to the ball moving towards them and not the goalkeeper. Working on reactions is part and parcel of being a goalkeeper and due to wanting to test the rebounder I chose to focus more on the reaction save element. At these distances a save would be a great achievement and the save percentage would also increase with the use of other parts of your body notable the legs. Use of the star technique made famous by the great Dane Peter Schmeichel and then more commonly by the likes of David de Gea or Marc-Andre ter Stegen, allows for the low body to make contact with the ball faster at lower heights.