3.Reaction Speed Training session

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Equipment: 2 sticks, discs (four colors), balls (for four keepers)
Duration: 60 minutes

Warm Up
1) Continuing passing in pairs with two balls, whenever the balls touch attack the ball before it exits the exercise square.
Key Points: Take position immediately after passing, reaction to visual stimuli, transition from offense to defense, quality and precision of passes.
2) Four balls numbered (1,2, R,L). Auditory cue to block the right ball. Then return to center and look at the ball he just blocked. Alternate ball choices.
Key Points: Reaction to auditory stimuli, processing and execution speed.
Duration of exercise: 10΄

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Main Part
Reaction game

1. Working in pairs, six balls numbered 1-6 for player one and 6-1 for player two. With an auditory cue each player attacks the ball numbered called. The first one to block his ball earns a point. First on three points wins the set. Two sets.
Key Points: Reaction to auditory stimuli, processing and execution speed, dynamic step before the dive, quality of blocking.
Duration of exercise: 10΄

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Three shooters:
1. Each shooter is assigned a color and holds one ball in hands and one at the feet. Visual stimuli of color and shoot or bounce for goal. Faking movements and shoots to trick the goalkeeper. Switch after six repetitions.
Key Points: Reaction to visual stimuli, reaction to a shoot when not in position, reacts after the ball is shot, reaction decision and quality, blocks or deflect, immediate recovery as the action continues.
Duration of exercise: 10΄

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Facing a ground or bounced ball
1. The keeper is Positioned behind a stick, the coach opposite him holds a ball in hands and at the feet. He shoots from right or bounces from the left side. The ground shoots are instantly blocked the bounced balls are blocked after the keeper rounds around the stick.
Four repetitions then switch sides for four more.
Key Points: Initial position, reaction to visual stimuli, reaction after the ball, quality and decision of blocking, immediate recovery as the action continues.
Duration of exercise: 10΄

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Reaction and shoot.
1. Shooter and keeper face the wrong way. There are three balls each assigned a color in front of the goal. They both turn on an auditory cue and see the selected color. The shooter shoots the selected color ball and the keeper must block. Four repetitions and switch.
A score is kept.
Key Points:
Reaction to visual and auditory stimuli, Processing and execution speed, immediate positioning in relation to the ball and shooting leg, quality and decision of block, immediate recovery if the action continues.
Duration of exercise: 10΄

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Shooting out of position (forward/back, side footwork)
1. Starting from the goal line the keeper steps forward then at the moment of the shot he stops and takes position.
2. Starting from the 6 m box he steps backwards 3. Starting from the goalpost he steps left or right accordingly.
Key Points:
Positioning as the player is about to shoot, stop moving and react the instant the ball is touched, bodyweight forward, processing and decision quality, block or deflect.
Duration of exercise: 10΄

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