This football goalkeeper training drill uses sand to test reflexes, diving technique, balance, and lower-body power. The uneven surface increases resistance and makes it harder to push off, land ...

A goalkeeper is unique. They are often alone, defending a 7.32 x 2.44-metre space. The role can come with crushing pressure – ...

This story appears in the Feb. 29, 2016, issue of Sports Illustrated. Subscribe to the magazine here. A diving save in soccer is a picture-perfect moment: a gymnastic display of quick reflexes, a ...

It was during one of his first conversations with Burnley’s then new manager in 2012 that goalkeeping coach Billy Mercer asked Sean Dyche if he would like to see his training plan for the upcoming ...