Coordination is grounded in a player's awareness of the body's position in space and time and the ability to perform movement in a purposeful manner. Flexibility and coordinative movements target the goalkeeper’s muscular preparation. Training the coordination of the keeper consists of general coordination, timing and turning and twisting. All components look to develop the keeper's ability to move efficiently with focus placed in each area as follows:

General Coordination

• General coordination: The largest contributor to the technical ability and development of a keeper.
• Upper and lower body coordination: The goalkeeping coach should look for upper and lower body movement to contribute to the intended action with movement efficiency and control the primary concern. Control of the body's mid-section, and head should be such that balance and posture is consistently maintained.
• Developing movement: Movements utilized should be developed in a slow to fast, and simple to complex manner. Movement efficiency should never be forfeited for complexity and speed of action.

Timing

• The keeper's ability to coordinate movement in relation to the ball, and other players contributes to the keeper's technical ability, and effective decision-making. This is consistently a well-developed component in elite keepers.
• Spatial awareness: In developing keepers, the primary goal is to increase spatial awareness by developing the keeper's perception of the ball, another player's speed, their own, and increase the keeper's ability to select an appropriate angle and running speed.

Turning and Twisting

• Goalkeeping requires the ability to turn and twist quickly, and cover space effectively in response to both the ball and other players. Focus in training coordination of turning and twisting relies on the keeper's ability to maintain spatial awareness in order to conduct purposeful movement.
• Coordination of movement: In both actions, movement may be seen as coming from the head downward with the head leading the movement to find the ball and players, followed by the shoulder turning in order to accelerate the trunk and the hips begin to turn.