2016 COPA - Positioning and Set Position

This is match between Mexico and Colombia

Cause of lost goal

Goalkeeper's position and set position are wrong.

You look at the pictures and find out the cause.

Attacker pass to center.

Attacker dribble to side and goalkeeper moved allow to the ball.

 Attacker continue to dribble and goalkeeper also move too.

 Attacker just before the shot, but goalkeeper was moving.  

Do you see the goalkeeper's legs?

His stance is narrow.

Attacker just shot,  and defender block the one side attacker's shot range. But the goalkeeper did not aware and  moving continue.

The ball is coming to left side the goal, but the goalkeeper's legs are move to right side.

The ball is coming but the goalkeeper's left foot in the air now.

The goalkeeper start diving but his left foot continue stay in the air. 

The goalkeeper is now diving. 

His hand close the ball but did not touch the ball.

Finally, he lost the goal. 

How to prepare

There are many factors that goalkeeper lost goal, but the most important factors are positioning, set position and body balance.

Even if this basic skill is correct, goalkeeper lost the goal, but the ratio is very low, less than 15% the total goals.

In conclusion, basic factor in reducing the lost goals. 

Training

In the meantime, I have introduced a lot of training on positioning and set position.

This basic training have to be steadfast from childhood, and coaches should be able to continue their development through basic training.

Accurate basic skills keep players growing.

2016 EURO - POSITIONING AND SET POSITION

This is the match between Waies and Slovakia.

Cause of lost goal.

The goalkeeper take a mistake in his position and set position, 

and he could not cooperate with defender.

Let's see the pictures and find out the cause of lost goal. 

The attacker was outside the penalty area and the goalkeeper was on the goal area.

The goalkeeper was too far from the goal.

 The goalkeeper comes forward one step as soon as the pass connected.

 The moment the attacker shot, the center of the goalkeeper's body moved to one side.

 You can see that the goalkeeper's body has moved to one side.

And the defender's legs are wide open.

 The ball through the defender's legs and the goalkeeper's body moved completely to one side.

 The ball through near the goalkeeper but the goalkeeper can not use his hand at all.

 The goalkeeper lost goal while watching.

How to prepare

The goalkeeper has to be in basic position to watch the movement of the attacker and defender.

When the attacker shot, the goalkeeper take a set position and sees the ball and saves shooting. 

(The goalkeeper never be predicted and moved first)

The defender stretch his legs diagonally when the attacker shoot. 

Goalkpeer training 1

 The goalkeeper stands in a central position as shown above.
When the ball moves to the attacker and makes a one touch shot, the goalkeeper moves to the side and take a set position as shown in the picture and save the shot.

Goalkeeper training 2

 The goalkeeper stands in a sidel position as shown above.

When the ball moves to the attacker and makes a one touch shot, the goalkeeper moves to the center and take a set position as shown in the picture and save the shot.

Goalkeeper training 3

 The goalkeeper takes a set position facing A.

Move the right foot to the coach's signal as shown in the picture above, 

and face C and take a set position.

Moves to C according to the signal at position B.

Goalkeeper training 4

 The goalkeeper takes a set position facing C.

Move the left foot to the coach's signal as shown in the picture above, 

and face A and take a set position.

Moves to B according to the signal at position C.

Goalkeeper training 5

The goalkeeper is lying on C.

The goalkeeper gets up quickly to the signal of the coach, move to B, 

and take a set position.

Train again on the other side.

The above training is positioning and set position training to prepare for one touch shot.

The goalkeeper reduce the number of the lost goal by continuing the training like this.

"Accurate position and set position can reduce lost goal by more than 30%."

2016 EURO POSITIONING AND DEFENSIVE COOPERATE AFTER MOVING.

This is match between Slovakia and Wales.

Cause of lost goal

Let's look at the pictures and find the cause of the lost goal.

 The goalkeeper moves along the ball

 The goalkeeper moves as he prepare for the shooting 

moment of the attacker.

 As the attacker shot, the defender reach out to block the shooting.

However, when you look at the shooting moments, 

you can see that goalkeeper, defender and 

ball have became one line.

The goalkeeper continues to move without seeing 

the ball at this moment.

 The goalkeeper is reacting at the moment when the ball has reached the middle point

However, the goalkeeper take the position, but the weight moved and the stance has widened.

When the ball approaches, the goalkeeper reacts at the moment, 

he reverses and dives high.

The goalkeeper can not approach the ball and lost goal.

How to prepare

The basic training of moving and selecting a position requires the goalkeeper to always be aware of his position as the attacker shoots. 

Goalkeeper also need to training with defenders to select position.

I will show you the training of the goalkeeper and the defender in cooperate with the moving ball.

 As shown in the picture above, the goalkeeper is in the cutback blocking position, the defender is in the near of the goal area, and the attackers are in the cutback position and shooting positions.

 Pass the attacker to the nearest teammate and try to shoot.

The goalkeeper moves and take a set position, 

and defender reduces the shooting range(red line) of 

the attacker as shown the picture above.

If the defender tris to block the shooting range as shown 

in the picture above, it covers the view of the goalkeeper 

and expands the shooting range.

Pass the attacker to the far teammate and try to shoot.

The goalkeeper moves and take a set position, 

and defender reduces the shooting range(red line) 

of the attacker as shown the picture above.

 If the defender tris to block the shooting range as shown 

in the picture above, it covers the view of the goalkeeper 

and expands the shooting range.

Through this training, the goalkeeper have to be aware of the position, and defender have to be aware of the defense in cooperation with the goalkeeper.

 It is difficult for an excellent goalkeeper to save the shoot without the help of defenders.

2016 COPA goal analysis and prepare long shot

This is the goal by long shot of the match between Paraguay and Colombia.

You look at the pictures and find out the reason for the lost goal.

It is an attacker's shooting area, 25m in distance and little off the front.

 If you look at the position of the goalkeeper is in aheadt of the basic position.

 The ball passes over the goalkeeper's head, but can not be handled by hand.

 The gap between the goalkeeper's hand and the ball is wide.

 Eventually,  he only just jumped and lost goal.



At the world competitions, the goals by long shooting was about 10%.
Most of the cause of lost goals by long shooting are positioning and set position wrong.

In the COPA competition, only two goals are lost by long shooting. (except direct free kick)

How to prepare
The first is accurate positioning.
You should not leave the basic position.( the red line below)

The goalkeeper come forward to reduce the left and right angle.

However, when the goalkeeper comes forward and positions himself, there is a space between goalkeeper and goal. 

This space is not problem at close shooting like below.

A ball coming from a long distance can come over the head of the goalkeeper and enter the goal.

Second is set position.

Long shooting has time for the ball to come, so the goalkeeper should make the stance equal to the shoulder width and high set position.

The goalkeeper should never lower his set position and take a with stance.

I will speak again

Positioning and set position are most basic but also most important.

It is important to recognize your position and set position according to the shooting 

distance through basic training as below.

I hope you will get used to your body with plenty of practice.

Goalkeepers who are well - versed in basic skills do not easy lost goal. 

2016 COPA Goal Analysis and Solution

This is the goal of the match between Colombia and Paraguay.

Let's see the pictures of goal  and  find out the cause of the goal.

 picture 1

 Do you see the wrong position of goalkeeper?



picture 2

The goalkeeper took the set position to save the shooting and the stance was too wide. this stance does not move quickly to the left or right. 
The goalkeeper is best to keep the stance width about 20cm larger than the shoulder width when shooting close range.
It is one of the pictures showing how stance is important to the goalkeeper.
Let's try to take this stance.
Do you work well?

Picture 3

A wide stance of goalkeepers narrow the range of defenses because the goalkeeper moves his foot to the opposite side when he dives fast. 



Picture 4

Look at the picture above.
He could not save the ball with small distance. 



Picture 5

Eventually, he lost the goal. 




Picture 6

Correct the goalkeeper's position has to the effect of reducing the shooting range of the attacker.

If the goalkeeper is only holding the position and stretching out his hand at the moment, the attacker's goal range is 86cm.

The goalkeeper's defense range : 3.9m

the goalkeeper standing range : 2m

ball's diameter  :abo÷ut 22cm

3.9 - (2 + 0.22) = 1.78m ÷ 2 = 0.86m

Even, if the goalkeeper does not move, the attacker must score the shot correctly.

You have recognized the importance of a golakeeper position!!

The position of the goalkeeper and set position are the most important factors in defending opponent's shooting.