Soccer Goalkeeper Drills – The Six Seconds Kick Or Throw Rule

Coaching soccer goalkeeper drills is an important element of the soccer game. There are several things that a coach needs to consider in order to teach the soccer goalie impressive skills and one of them is to be aware of changes in the rules and to be able to adapt soccer training to a new reality.

• The Six Seconds To Kick Or Throw

This is probably the first thing that the coach needs to teach the goalie about. The goalkeeper must keep in mind that he is only allowed six seconds to kick or throw the ball to a teammate. Therefore, the outlet pass should be quick. However, it should not be that quick as well. In fact, let me put it other way around.

The outlet must be quick and accurate. Putting accuracy takes the time. So, the goalkeeper needs to be quick but he must not overlook the accuracy aspect as well. This is important because this way the receiving player will be in a better position to handle the ball with control.

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