GK 1v1 spreading
1v1s are the highest-value save situation a keeper faces.
What it works
Quads, Glutes, Core
How to do it
- 1As the attacker breaks through, close the distance fast while they're still taking a touch, then set and stay tall as long as possible to keep the goal covered.
- 2When they commit, spread big and low with your hands leading, making yourself as wide a barrier as possible.
- 3One-v-ones are the highest-value situation a keeper faces — going to ground early is the most common and most punished mistake.
Cues that matter
- ›Close the distance fast, then set
- ›Stay tall as long as possible
- ›Spread big and low — hands lead
Train the same thing
- Finishing drillBall + goal · Quads, Glutes, Core
- Barbell back squatBarbell · Quads, Glutes, Core
- Goblet squatDumbbell · Quads, Glutes, Core
- 1v1 attacking movesBall + defender/cone · Quads, Glutes, Calves
- GK low & high divingBall + server · Glutes, Quads, Obliques
- Set-piece strikingBalls + wall/goal · Quads, Core
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