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⚠️ This might be an unpopular opinion... but during GK training, why is there so much emphasis on:

1. VOLLEYS / DEADBALL STRIKES
2. Into the hands (head height)

At all levels of goalkeeping

✅ Sounds class
✅ Looks lovely and tidy
❌ Never happens in a game
‼️ Lee, had this type of training through his whole career. He felt he was never really being prepared for “match handling”

He relied on his natural technique and experience
Maybe it’s good for kids to teach them to catch a ball and offers some consistency of service for the reps it’s take them to learn.

A time we’d use them for is several reps at the start of a session to literally warm hands / hand eye coordination
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