Gordon Banks
Gordon Banks kept goal for Leicester City and Stoke City, and played 73 times for England. He was England's goalkeeper when they won the World Cup on home soil in 1966. At the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, against Brazil, he got down to a bouncing header from Pelé and turned it over the bar.
Get set
A save like the one against Pelé starts with quick, balanced feet that put you in line with the ball, and GK Footwork trains exactly that.
The coach’s tip
As the shot is struck, be on the balls of your feet with your knees soft, so you can push off either way.
Train it: GK Footwork: Shuffle and Set
Side-step across a goal-width line of cones, stop in a set position, and catch a dropped ball cleanly before shuffling on.
10 minutes, 1 to 2 players; 1 soccer ball, 4 cones or markers.
Set-up, steps and coaching pointsHow we know this is true
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