Weight and fitness training is vitally important for goalkeepers. We are required to move large amounts of weight, at very little notice, across a large space. We are also expected to put our body on the line, for our team, in the hopes of preventing a goal. We should be using strength and conditioning on a daily basis to improve our overall performance and fitness. We should stretch daily, using Yoga and Pilates to our advantage. Plyometric training is possibly the most important fitness routine we should have. In the articles below, we bring you some of the best goalkeeper strength and conditioning information available.
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Almost all of the position is played off one foot. Kicking, diving, sprinting, etc. so shouldn’t we be able to do move athletically off of one foot? These exercises are all designed to help improve our first step acceleration, explosiveness and much more.
Goalkeepers should be able to make quick, rapid movements to either sprint forward, make a save, come for a cross etc. But sometimes, it’s hard to know what to do to train to increase that explosiveness and power developed from the ground.
The demands of a goalkeeper are much different than that of a field player. This means the goalkeeper must train differently. Focus must be on improving the areas that are most important and are utilized during the game; power, strength and explosiveness.
Too often coaches do not have a plan that extends beyond the present goalkeeper training session. It is imperative that we move away from this style of coaching and add some science to what we are doing.
To reach this top level, training and conditioning must be stressed. While keepers do not do a large amount of running on the field, they are the player that has to be the most conditioned and focused. When fitness is lacking, physical and mental mistakes occur.
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