Tips for crosses & corner kicks (part 1 of 3)

[ciciobelo2011]

wtf

[LegOmnius]

What should you do if the cross is low but still in reach am i just supposed to take hold of the ball with the gloves or what?

[mcsmalistr]

those nets are huge

[greekfan19]

wooo, the goalpost seems so big in front of him!

[cliffatron]

thats not entirely true. loads of goalkeepers start nearer the back post to attack the space infront of them. shorter goalkeepers tend to do this.

[gaitz86]

What the hell are you guys talking about?

Casillas, Van der Sar, Buffon, Valdes, Reina, Cech etc.

all the top goal keepers start at the middle.

Sure you move faster forwards than backwards but

the kicks that reach the front post arrive much sooner

than the ones to the back post

due to angle, curvature, height, and of course pure distance.

In order to compensate for that it's best to be at the middle.

[bbfknight]

this guy is a boob... you should always stand closer to the back post.. you can run faster forward then you can backwards...

[GamesFlyer]

seriously .. best goalkeeper coach in world .. one of the best !

even though he is american but he knowns very much about football

[fc1919]

Scotland, the home of fine goalkeepers such as Alan McGregor and Craig Gordon. Both start slightly towards the back post, ;-)

I just don't think standing bang in the middle of the goals offers the best cover if the ball is whipped in with real pace towards the back post. You can run forwards with little problem, moving backwards or to the side is harder, so makes sense to stand a little to the back post IMO.

[fc1919]

When you watch any professional they stand slightly towards the back post as I describe.

On the next part of the video with the young boy in goals, all the crosses you give him are in at his near post anyway so it makes you look right. If you were varying what you were doing it would maybe show him up as not being in the right position to deal with something at the back post.

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@fc1919

point #1: not all professionals start slightly towards the backpost - blatant ingorance and lack of goalkeeping understanding.

point #2: the "young boy" as you call him can put his head over the crossbar, so he attacks the ball even when it is served towards the backpost because he can take it early.

what country do you live in? I have a guess, but please indulge my curiosity.

[fc1919]

I would personally stand nearer the back post as its easier to move towards your near post to collect than go the other way. Maybe only one of two yards towards the back post though. Especially for a smaller keeper such as yourself.

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@fc1919

if you find it easier to move forwards to the front post, than to move towards the back post, then I would take a look at your footwork going to the back post. You should feel just as fast and just as comfortable moving to the back post as you do the front. When you go to the back post, are you cross stepping or back pedaling?

[Kantarells]

(CONTINUATION OF MY LAST POST) ... It may sound kinda stupid and basic, but it's something that I really feel makes a difference when I do it correctly. I haven't really been thinking about it earlier just because it's such an amazingly basic thing, and I think that it may be something that you should really mention in your videos. Which are awesome, by the way!

[Kantarells]

One thing that is VERY basic, but that I still find myself failing to do quite often both when catching crosses and when diving for shots, is to ALWAYS keep your eyes on the ball until you've got it safely tucked to your chest. Almost every time I drop a ball that I should have been able to hold on to I realise that I took my eyes of the ball halfway to look at where I'm gonna land, how many people are in front of me or who I should throw the ball to after I've caught it. ...

[Stiggy37]

Make a tutorial about free kicks and penalties.

[Relseg]

@Stiggy37 He has one...

[Stiggy37]

@Relseg Only about penalties. And what about free kicks?

[Relseg]

@Stiggy37 If you mean with Free Kicks , Goal Kicks which is when the ball goes out behind the goal and the goalkeeper kicks it out, he also has one.

[Stiggy37]

@Relseg No, I mean defending DFK and IFK.

[juniorjunior69]

Excellent videos. Have just subscribed. Recommend these to any other goalkeepers out there. Thanks!

[MohamedAbdi15]

thank you very very much it really help me out gracises

[hekichezzzz]

@stlouisgoalkeeping I saw all of your videos, I need just a video about how dealing/handling with high balls that come in the box and that first contact with the floor and than bounce again from the floor and for fast and slow ones, I really can't deal with it this is my total weakness, I get a little bit panic and sometimes I really threat my goal letting them go away and letting a striker really near the ball.. I can't deal with it I hope you make a video about long straight bouncing balls!THX

[engelteir]

americans are great at academy training due to their analysis of the technical aspects. maybe other countries go on tradition and feel. americans are about efficient movement, and improving the current knowledge. great work on breaking down the reasons for positioning and movement.

[vexcasher]

thats a shitty net

[heyimanerd1]

good and all but you talk SOO much and repeat SOO much, might be better if you talk less and dont repeat so much and show us more of like actual situations

[Crimsonn21]

@heyimanerd1

if you're bored use the seek bar. if you want the 'actual situation' examples go to the next segments. the explaining helps alot the vast majority of us.

[nitesh2303]

thank dude!!! i ws actually making this same mistake about facing the ball when a corner kick is taken!!! n it ws really hard to stopped every shot in such situation!!! million of thanks to you dude~!!! u rocks

[Goldeneman1]

your the best man thank you so much

[MrLiverpool124]

How can you get me in

[dustymart]

guys, what's the problem. So what, he's american? He happens to have the best vids on youtube about goalkeeping (in my opinion) and I learn so much off him. And I'm english BTW. And guys, of all the great british goalkeepers, HOW DID YOU MISS GORDON BANKS?!!

[mattmcrae88]

Best goaly i have ever seen is peter schmeichel. I would advise and young keeper to watch and learn as much as they can from him. His best keeper of all time in my eyes...... and im a leeds fan before you all start saying im a man u fan boy. Keepers now dont have half the natural ability and judgement Peter had. I hate it when i see strikers 1 on 1 with goalys and goalys only come out halfway...... they need to fully go for it, some half way and hope 4 the best! Seriously tho.... check out peter

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@mattmcrae88

I watched him his entire career. He was very unorthodox in his technique, mostly due to his upbringing as a team handball goalkeeper, but I do have to give him credit - he managed to do the job more often than not. From a technical or even athletic standpoint, he is nowhere near the best, but he is absolutely one of the best when it came to winning. Plain and simple, he's probably one of, if not the best winners I've seen at that level. His competitive nature knew no bounds.

[TwoBarHD]

@stlouisgoalkeeping who do you think is the best? My personal favourite, and hero, is Oliver Kahn

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@TwoBarHD

I have much respect for Kahn, although he's probably not my personal favorite. For me, I would have to say - either Julio Cesar or De Gea, who many people have never heard of or don't know a whole lot about right now. But you will in the next couple of years.

[hekichezzzz]

@stlouisgoalkeeping don't think really Julio Cesar or De Gea.. above those too I love Lehmann and Neuer :D

[kolkol123145]

@stlouisgoalkeeping how about Bruce Grobbelaar? He was an amazing goalie for liverpool! :D

[NMAtuts]

@stlouisgoalkeeping You're right with De Gea, now he's famous haha

[hardstylerforlife1]

@mattmcrae88 i beg to differ, Oliver Kahn :)

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

Ben Foster? surely you must be joking. Hart excellant and Given quite good. On that note, if Americans are so bad at goalkeeping, why do we mave more goalkeepers in teh Prem than any other country? Including English goalkeepers. Even English goalkeeping coaches agree (see Kevin O' Brien from Everton and Luke Theakston of Reading) with me. All of that nationalistic pride without any goalkeeping education makes for an uneducated perspective and foolish commentary. Maybe you're Andy Gray.

[LucasVillafuerte]

@stlouisgoalkeeping David Seaman was good too in England

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@LucasVillafuerte

agreed.

[wilson883]

@idontlikemakingthis

I very much doubt that... Robert Green made one mistake in the World Cup, don't live in the past with that one. Shay Given, Joe Hart, Ben Foster, all British and all world class goalkeepers, so don't go on about your supposedly strong keepers, they just don't compete with other countries...

[timothy17master]

all i have to say to this video, i gues we know why most of the american teams suck at soccer

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@timothy17master

compared to who? Please don't say England...and let's keep the conversation about goalkeeping specifically.

[navidforfan]

yanks dont no a shit about FOOTBALL!

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@navidforfan

oh, the intelligence! when you can construct a grammatically correct sentence, then maybe we'll listen to the verbal rubbish spewing from your trap.

[idontlikemakingthis]

@navidforfan good things "yanks" can put out greater numbers of strong keepers than other countries *cough robert green cough*

[XxMightyMonkeyxX]

@navidforfan Yea and England doesn't know shit about GOALKEEPERS! (Joe hart excluded)

[allstarhem5]

how could i get in to somethig like this. do need to be asked or can i just join? im a sophmore (10th grade)in high school an starting for my varsity team and have allready been talked to by a few small collage. Just so you know!

[michaelkyoo777]

you should never cross your legs when travelling side-ways, always side step without crossing or clicking your heels.

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@michaelkyoo777

unless you have to travel 6-8 or 9 yards in the span of 1-1.5 seconds. Then what are you going to do? You're going to side step by crossing your legs and getting to the point of contact with the ball before the opponent.

[EddieRehe]

@stlouisgoalkeeping hes right never cross legs, when you get there in a running motion how do you plan to plant your feet to dive? you just need good leg muscles and practis it alot, even dive early.

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@EddieRehe

youre not running - your hips and shoulders stay squared to the field and you never turn your back to the ball. Also, we're not talking about diving, we're talking about taking a cross to the back post.

[tunners1102]

@stlouisgoalkeeping exactly, when diving you need to be set, when coming for crosses you need to get there, period. He isn't turning his body so he isn't off balance. This guy is a very good coach and knows exactly what he is talking about. You others are talking about what kids are told wrongly where they have to side step for everything. They are told this to get them in good habits but it cannot be used for everything

[maba0112]

nice vid... but you kinda explain too much.. like.... do you like soccer???... yeak i like soccer... were they run after the ball... and try to score goal... but have got to have tactick...

if you know what i mean =D

but nice vid =D helped me much

[dracram]

is this an academy for goalkeepers? if it is where can i get more info about this?

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@dracram

it is an academy just for goalkeepers and you can visit the website at stlouisgoalkeepingacademy . com

[karatekid159]

is this a larger than normal goal? cuz thats what it looks like

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@karatekid159

no, the goal is regular size, it's jsut an optical camera angle....kind of like how the field on tv looks HUGE, but in real life it's nowhere near that big.

[mightypk4rr]

should i buy reusch gloves?

[SuperAwesomeWolf]

But if you are neutral then wouldn't the corner kicker just kick a banana and get a goal or kick it into the smaller goal box and a froward just shoots it into the near post.

[sonic187sq]

The guy in the beginning of the video hasnt really got the length for a goalkeeper

[naptuk]

how tall are you?

[loonydragon]

@naptuk about 1.7 meters.

[naptuk]

how tall are you?

[loonydragon]

@naptuk im short. im a singaporean. only 1.7m ._.

[loonydragon]

hm... how do i place a wall when there is a freekick?

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@loonydragon

send us an e-mail through our website, and we will e-mail you a diagram on how to set up a wall, how many players to use in the wall based on where the ball is and where to position yourself in relation to your wall and goal.

[gomajnaman]

@stlouisgoalkeeping can you send me that e-mail too?

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

@gomajnaman

go to our website stlouisgoalkeepingacademy . com and send us an e-mail through the "contact us" button.

[Ghostbuster023]

Podrian poner una traduccion al español?? Muchas gracias!

[adiorocks101]

Nah never heard of it?

[1andrewd]

WHAT AN EXCEPTIONAL VID! nothing more to say... 100% will improve anyone's game!

[adiorocks101]

i am in a kind of a problem. All coaches whether its my coach for travel, other coaches etc tell me im a great goalie. my problem is i cannot afford a keeper coach to get the training i need to fix the little problems i have and to just get to the next level. Pretty much the only training i get is from practice which is twice a week and at the end of practice a few shots. any reccomendations?

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

do you know another goalkeeper who lives around you or that you can meet up with to do the drills?

[adiorocks101]

No thats also a problem. I am the only goalie on my team and there isnt another one around me.

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

You're in a very tough situation....I think if I were in your position, I would do as many of the drills as I can with a stationary ball placed at the posts and then I would do as much visualization as I can. Are you familiar with visualization and how to use it?

[lethalkenny]

for a ball that curves when do you discide to dive or go for it?

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

it will be a constant assessment as the ball is in motion. At a certain point, you'll have to decide whether or not you will go for it, but the judging of that moment will be constant once the ball is struck.

[futureworldkeeper]

Actually, you don't decide, you just go for it!!.. and if you did a mistake while you "went for it" it means you dont have enough experience as a keeper. It's just instinct and experience.

[hipster707]

if all the attackers are farther out is it better to stay in the goal and wait for the header or go out and try to punch it out?

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

depends on the trajectory of the ball, the speed of the ball, how good your footwork is (in terms of quickness), your jumping ability, the distance you have to cover and the number of players between you and the ball.  If you can get to a ball before another player, it is usually a sign that you should come for the ball and deal with it yourself. Remember, good goalkeepers don't just stop shots, they stop scoring situations from ever developing.

[hipster707]

thanks

i'm 6' 4' and 200 lbs with decent speed. it's just hard to judge when to come out and punch or to stay in and see if i can stop a header. is it a good idea to put a defender on the near and far posts?

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

yes, you should always put a defender on both posts for corner kicks. Make sure they are not very tall players, as you want your tall players marking up in the center of the box. The best way to learn what balls you should come for and what you should leave for defenders is to make sure that you are spending 20-30 minutes a day on taking crosses with 2-3 forwards in front of you. When you are training this, don't worry about making mistakes, because that is how you are going to learn your range.

[futureworldkeeper]

yes it is if the corner kicker is using an in-swing technique. If he's using the out swing tactic it's better for your defenders to mark other players. But you must make sure that none of your opponents are near the posts..

[ozzyminislashoscar95]

is that the pro size goal? omg im only 5'5 but i have alot of jumpp lol but thats REALLY big

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

it is a regulation size goal, but I think it looks bigger than it really is due to optical distortion from the camera lens.

[markusmoo1]

Dont really agree with the starting position or the 'twist' in the air to take the ball.

[rolfisalinas]

hay que saltar como el gato sessa, con el pie para adelante y apuntarle al ojo de alguien XD....¿How tall are you?

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

the goalkeeper or the trainer?

[rolfisalinas]

The one who answer me ;-P ... The trainer

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

5'9"

[UltraBadg3r]

Thank you so much.

[ajsoto10]

great for you, you are one of the best..but a trainer told once a get the ball the goalkeeper but face the opposite goalkeeper.

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

you can, but from a physics perspective, it's not the most comfortable or safest way.

[ajsoto10]

Yes, but when i say "face the opossite" it is once the goalkeeper gets the ball.

[schlidkroete]

lol hes wearing flip flops

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

who's wearing flip flops?

[CanthonyJelly143]

thank you so much. this is definatley my weakness and this helps me a lot. :)

[zULOX1337]

@CanthonyJelly143 det standard for en målmand på højt plan men vis du spiller B-A række er det godt at lære :)

[noname098098]

i am not sure about the positioning thing , coz i know that when ur dealing with corners u should be a little bit closer to the far post , coz ur backward running speed is way less that ur speed going forward , this way u can easily catch the ball if it was going to the back post , and u can easily catch it if it's going to the near post using ur frwd sprint .

and i have been doing that 4 like 4ever , never had any serious problms with it .

gr8 vid though

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

who get's to the near post quicker...a forward who has been sprinting for 4 yards and only has 3 yards to cover once the ball is served....or the goalkeeper who has (if you're playing closer to the back post as you suggested) 5 yards to cover from a standing still position?

[noname098098]

yeah ur right , this gives the attacker some big advantage when it comes to low crosses....

[jaredwatkin]

thats why you should probly have a defender at the near post if it is going to be an inswinging corner. It seems to work for me

[stlouisgoalkeeping]

you are correct..you should always have a defender on the near post regardless of inswinging or outswinging...but also remember, that the role of the near post defender is to deal with balls that are head height or below in his specific area or range, which is very limited due to his responsibilities of protecting the near post.

[kleto54]

i wish you would have uploaded it before

[kebablulle]

Thats just Great! Helps alot, keep uploading videos! 5/5

[SlasseurGK]

Great Video, helps remind me the stuff that i learnt this summer

[mbison83]

great coaching. wish he was my coach.

[miltbottleboy]

I look forward to seeing this in practice in the next video.

Crosses are such a weak part of my game

[RealCasillasMdrd]

so after i catch it with the "W" shape,do i just let the ball fall to the grip of my gloves or should i try to "press" on the ball so it won't fall out or something cause i'm poor in catching crosses,they always spill

[carlothenoob]

I guess it depends on how fast / strong the ball is. If you can press the ball, do it. Some strikers still charge at you even if you're already holding the ball, waiting for times like this one.

If it's too fast, then I guess we can just stop it then hold it up again after it bounces.

[jaredwatkin]

first comment! great vid it helped alot