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Strong decision-making and aggressiveness are vital to a goalie’s success. A goalie has to have the confidence to come off his line and not be afraid to have the ball chipped over his head (a skill not worked on enough during soccer drills). By coming off his/her line to collect balls, the goalie will eliminate many shots and potential goals. And being loud and calling for a ball early can intimidate some opponents. Most goalie decision-making mistakes come from through balls and breakaways.

To develop goalies, incorporate soccer drills with game-like situations into your practices, including crosses, corner kicks and through balls, and constantly use field players to help train goalies. After the soccer training. the attacking players should provide feedback to the goalie about his play. It's also highly suggested that a coach watch the action from behind the net. It’s a way to tell if the goalie is making the best decisions.

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