Jörg Madinger - Effective goalkeeper warm-up shooting

Minimum number of players:9

Difficulty level:

Equipment required:1 balance bench, sufficient number of handballs

Setting:

- Position a balance bench upside down on the floor (seating surface on the floor).

Course:

- Right before each shooting round, the coach defines a task which has to be done on the bench.

- starts with a ball (A) and shoots at the left side of the goal as instructed (hands, top, bottom) (B).

- starts a bit delayed with a ball (C) and shoots at the right side of the goal as instructed (D).

- After the shot, (E) and (F) sprint to the bench.

- After the shooting round, all the shooting players must stand on the bench according to the coach’s task. While doing so, the players who already shot at the goal should organize themselves ideally, in such a way that they do not have to change their position anymore once they stand on the bench.

- After the last shot, the goalkeeper also sprints to the bench and is the last player trying to get into the right position.

- If the players need to switch positions one more time, they should solve this situation without a player having to leave the bench.

- Afterwards, the players start the next shooting round with a new task.

Tasks for players on the bench:

- Form a line sorted by height.

- By alphabetical order of first names.

- By age.

- By chronological order of birthdays, beginning in January.

Minimum number of players:9

Difficulty level:

Equipment required:1 cone, sufficient number of handballs

Course:

- runs around (A), dribbles towards the goal, and shoots as instructed.

- starts a bit delayed, runs around (B), dribbles towards the goal, and shoots at the goal as instructed (top, middle, bottom).

- starts immediately after has shot, and runs around (C).

- starts immediately after has shot, and runs around (D).

- and are the last players; they run around the cone and shoot at the goal.

Variants:

- Jump shot.

- Shooting with the wrong foot in front.

The players should time their action in such a way that there is a smooth rhythm for the goalkeeper.

Minimum number of players:7

Difficulty level:

Equipment required:7 cones, ball box with sufficient number of handballs

Course:

- starts with a ball, runs dynamically back and forth (viewing direction towards the goal) from cone to cone (A), and eventually shoots at the goal as instructed (top, middle, bottom) (B).

- After the shot, immediately runs around the backmost cone, picks up a new ball (C), and lines up again (D).

- immediately starts after , in order to create a smooth rhythm for .

- Repeat the course until there is no ball left in the box.

Variants:

- Sidestepping from cone to cone.

- Shooting with the wrong foot in front.

The players should time their action in such a way that there is a smooth rhythm for the goalkeeper.

Minimum number of players:7

Difficulty level: