Mel Maizels · Goalkeeping
Free 5 complete goalkeeper sessions

Nobody at your club
coaches the keeper.

So here are 5 complete goalkeeper sessions you can run this week. 60 minutes each, written out end to end, for anyone, even if you have not played in goal before.

5Sessions
20Blocks
3Levels a drill

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Mel Maizels, Hattrick FC, Melbourne, Australia.

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goalkeepers get no goalkeeper training at all in a week, and around half get one session or none. Asked of my own followers, September 2026.

What is in the pack

5 sessions, deliberately spread across the things keepers struggle with most. Run them in any order. The pack flags the only exception.

1

Handling

Catching and passing, a keeper's 2 most-used skills.

2

Diving

Built from the floor up, so nobody gets hurt learning it.

3

Angles

Where to stand when the ball is wide. The cheapest improvement in goalkeeping.

4

Distribution

Half their touches, 5% of their training.

5

1v1s

The moment that decides matches, and almost never taught.

How every session runs

The same 4 blocks every time, so by session 2 you already know the shape of the hour.

A

Activation

10 MIN

Ball in hand from minute 1. Never a lap of the pitch.

B

Technical

20 MIN

One skill, built in steps. This is where you correct things.

C

Pressure

15 MIN

A fixed set, repeated. You stop coaching and start watching.

D

Live game

15 MIN

One game they can win. Always end on a save.

Regress

Around U9 to U12, or brand new. Slower, closer, fewer decisions.

Standard

Around U13 to U15, or the club default. This is what is written into the session.

Progress

U16 and up, or an advanced keeper at any age. Live striking, and fatigue in the session.

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Written for anyone who coaches a keeper

Detailed enough for a goalkeeper coach to run straight off the page, and clear enough to follow if you have never played in goal. Nothing in here asks you to demonstrate anything.

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Mel Maizels

Head Goalkeeper Coach, A-League Women. Championship-winning goalkeeper turned elite goalkeeper coach, finishing the Goalkeeping A Licence in 2026. These are the sessions I actually run, written so anyone can run them, whether you coach keepers for a living or got handed one this season.

In development

The Goalkeeper Playbook

These 5 sessions cover 5 of the 12 blocks. The full Playbook is all 12: 30 sessions, 1 for every week of the season, in the order a keeper builds.

01

Foundations

Set position, footwork, body shape

02

Handling & Ball Security

The biggest gap between a club keeper and a good one

03

Footwork & Movement

Where most keepers gain the most, fastest

04

Shot Stopping: Low & Ground

The most common shot in junior football

05

Diving & Aerial

Built from the floor up

06

Close Range & Reactions

Inside 6 yards everything changes

07

1v1s & Breakaways

Decides matches, and almost never taught

08

Crosses & Aerial Command

Worth the setup

09

Distribution

Half their touches, usually 5% of their training

10

Playing Out & Sweeping

The modern demand

11

Positioning & Set Pieces

Free improvement, costs nothing physically

12

Integrated & Match Prep

Everything at once

  • 30 complete sessions, same format as these 5
  • 30 printable pocket cards for the sideline
  • A season planner and an assessment pack
  • Every coaching cue on 1 sheet
  • A troubleshooting index: name the problem, get the session that fixes it
Get the 5 sessions

Same form. The waitlist tickbox is on it, so you hear the moment the Playbook lands.