This serves to increase their unconscious knowledge of the penalty kick, increasing their ability to anticipate the outcome of the penalty more effectively. Whilst some video interventions tell the goalkeeper the important areas to look at, this particular training video requires the goalkeeper to learn for themselves. To fully gain performance benefits, goalkeepers should watch it once a day for 4 days. The video shows penalty kicks up until the kick, clips then repeat to include the the shot direction allowing feedback. They can provide a cheap alternative, be viewed in players own time and are proven to increase players’ ability to predict the outcome of sports situations.īelow is a video-based training tool that coaches can give to goalkeepers to increase their ability to predict penalty kicks. Whilst individuals may not have the ability to practically train skills regularly, the use of videos can aid in complimenting practical drills increasing goalkeepers’ knowledge of specific situations. There are many reasons for the lack of goalkeeper training within lower levels of football, time constraints, lack of coach knowledge about the needs of goalkeepers or possibly facility issues. To have a skilled goalkeeper can help to increase the confidence throughout the team and affect performance. After all the goalkeeper is the last person stopping the attacking team from scoring. Whilst there is no denying that squad training helps to develop the fundamental skills required for football, such as passing and ball control, goalkeepers should be provided with specific training. Many coaches fail to implement goalkeeper training, choosing to rather train them with the rest of the squad. However within grassroots and amateur football, many teams only train once a week, which can affect the ability and speed at which goalkeepers acquire positional specific skills. Throughout my football career I have found that there is no substitute for undertaking practical drills on the football field.