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<strong>Advanced</strong> <strong>National</strong> <strong>Goalkeeping</strong> <strong>Diploma</strong>Collapse Dive• The step leading into the save should be in a lateral-forward direction, the lead foot moving in the directionof the ball and placed just in front of the opposite foot in such a way that the heel is even with the toe of theopposite foot. In the course of play if this step is taken in a fashion too forward the keeper has yet to movein the direction of the ball and is forced to dive backwards to make up for having not yet moved towardsmaking a save.• Footwork- step to dive to right side- step to dive to left side• Save is made with the hands moving simultaneously with the feet in order to lead the body behind the ball, thegoal should always be to place the body behind the ball or be moving to do so.• Attack the ball at the same plane/height as the ball is traveling, once the hands reach the ball, the body shouldfollow, with the ball being secured against the ground.• As much as possible the elbows are close throughout the save.• If the ball is played on the ground the bottom hand should be driven along the ground well behind the ballserving to stop its momentum, the top hand serving to control the ball – balls driven low on the floor aretrapped against the ground more than they are actually caught.Associated Skills of Handling1. Starting Stance—Setting• The Goalkeepers weight should be forward in a balanced position on the balls of their feet. Head is relaxed butstill.• Feet should be about shoulder width apart.• The Goalkeeper must bend at their knees and waist, they cannot be standing strait up this makes it hard tosave low balls.• Hands are out in front of the goalkeeper with there palms facing down. This is where the goalkeepers handsare strongest and can react the easiest to any ball played at the goalkeeper high or low.• The goalkeeper must get set before for a ball is struck.Pre-StretchThe pre stretch is a biomedical term that translates to a step forward and un-weighting of the body via a slightleg extension. The step forward a goalkeeper takes to get into their set position. It is not a big step forward,this will cause the goalkeeper to be unbalanced and their weight backwards. The goalkeeper is not jumpingforward into a set position either. Small step forward into a set that will allow a goalkeeper to load their legsand body to respond to a shot.Appendix A – Additional Topics95

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