Hi I'm Vasili Uspensky, former VCU goalkeeper
and CoachUp Coach.
And this is the dive.
Patrick, take a step back. Give old coach
Vasili a little more time here.
This is Patrick. Patrick is fighting for a
spot on his varsity squad. Today we're gonna
work on diving. Proper diving technique will
not only make you a better shot stopper, but
it'll also prevent injury.
Diving requires you to be in the ready position.
The ready position is the go-to stance whenever
you're gonna make a save. You wanna keep your
legs about shoulder-width apart, on the balls
of your feet, and your knees slightly bent.
You're then gonna take a step with your lead
foot toward the shot as your arms are going
back. As you dive, imagine yourself as a spear
and your fingertips are the point of that
spear. As you dive, you want your arms fully
extended and you wanna land on your lateral
muscle.
