34 Soccer Goalie Drills

The one player who can save a soccer game is the goalie, and this position—the last line of defense—requires agility and strength along with unflinching nerve. Packed with drills and skills, this latest entry from Youth Sports Club is easily adaptable to players of all ages and abilities, with techniques that can be performed during team practice on the field or in the backyard. The 34 drills (including agility drills, speed drills, and punting) are well organized into individual chapters for easy navigation, and each is presented multiple times from various angles with voiceover instruction. Though 34 Soccer Goalie Drills is targeted towards aspiring goalies ages 10 and up, the players demonstrating the drills are high school aged, which gives the program a wider audience appeal. All of the titles I have reviewed from this distributor (including Driveway Basketball Drills, VL-11/05; Backyard Soccer Drills, VL-3/05; and Fundamentals of Youth Football, VL-11/04) have been topnotch, and this one is by far the best I have seen on this subject. DVD extras include 10 additional bonus tips. Highly recommended. Aud: H, C, P. (L. Stevens)