Scientific Approaches to Goalkeeping in Football: Goalkeeping Basics

> Designed to help grassroots coaches bring on and develop their goalkeeping talent

> Illustrated explanations of hand saves, leg saves, 1v1s, and more

> From top coach and coach educator Andy Elleray, author of 8 goalkeeping titles

Have you ever wanted to take up goalkeeping? Would you like to understand the position better? Do you want to support a goalkeeper on their football journey? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then this fantastic new publication from goalkeeping specialist Andy Elleray is for you.

Like any sport, the basic foundations of any physical or technical action in goalkeeping are fundamental to performance. Without the basics, it’s impossible to expand a player’s game in terms of more advanced techniques. This book investigates the common types of saves, movements, and actions that the goalkeeper can – and is expected – to perform.

Goalkeeping in football is made up of many techniques, both with and without the ball. In “Goalkeeping Basics”, author Andy Elleray goes through a wide selection of common techniques and strips them right back to their fundamentals, what they look like, and how they can be properly learned and enhanced.

Accompanied by photo examples, plus a series of practices designed to work specifically on certain saves and situations, this colour book will illustrate and consolidate the key aspects behind goalkeeping in football.

About the Author. Andy Elleray is a goalkeeping specialist and holds the UEFA A Goalkeeping License, as well as the Advanced Youth Award Goalkeeping License. He is also the author of Scientific Approaches to Goalkeeping in Football (1^st and 2^nd editions), Scientific Approaches to Goalkeeping in Football: Age-Specific Goalkeeper Development, 101 Goalkeeper Training Practices, 65 Goalkeeper Training Exercises, and 50 More Goalkeeping Training Exercises. This is Andy’s seventh goalkeeping book.

Table of Contents

Introduction.

Technical & Physical Foundations.

Set Positions.

…….. Hand Saves: Catching.

…….. Hand Saves: Scoop Save.

…….. Hand Saves: Cup/Basket Save.

…….. Hand Saves: ‘W’ Save.

Not catching the ball

…….. Hand Saves: Repel Save.

…….. Hand Saves: Get Away Save.

…….. Hand Saves: One-Step Dive.

…….. Hand Saves: Negative Step Dive.

…….. Hand Saves: Shift and Dive.

…….. Hand Saves: Top Hand Save/Dive.

…….. Hand Saves: Bottom Hand Save/Dive.

…….. Hand Saves: Tip-Over

…….. Hand Saves: Deflect Away.

…….. Hand Saves: Low/Mid/High Dive.

1v1 Saves.

…….. 1v1: Smother

…….. 1v1: Close Block.

…….. 1v1: Spread Save.

…….. 1v1: Star Spread.

Leg Saves.

…….. Leg Saves: Standard.

…….. Leg Saves: Kick-Through.

…….. Leg Saves: Splits Save.

Crossing & Aerial Play.

…….. Crossing & Aerial Play: The Claim…

…….. Crossing & Aerial Play: The Cut Back.

…….. Crossing & Aerial Play: One-Handed Punch.

…….. Crossing & Aerial Play: Two-Handed Punch.

…….. Crossing & Aerial Play: Push Away.

…….. Crossing & Aerial Play: Flying Punch.

Super Strength Sessions.

Tactical Foundations.

In Possession.

……..  Factors to Consider

Coaching Approaches.

Goalkeeping Ball Mastery.

Out of Possession/In Transition.

Psychological Foundations.

The Life of a Goalkeeper……

……..    Confidence.

……..    Decision-Making.

……..    Communication.

……..    Dealing with Mistakes.

Summary.

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Andy Elleray is the author of previously published titles including

Scientific Approaches to Goalkeeping in Football and 65 Goalkeeper Training Exercises

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Author: Andy Elleray

Published 30 April 2021 | ISBN-13: 978-1-910773-79-6 | Paperback | 108 colour pages

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