Official Site of Orlando City · May 23, 2018
Lloyd Yaxley Gets Creative With Goalkeeping Drills
Ashlyn Harris sat down on an exercise ball and Lloyd Yaxley picked up a tennis racket.
The Orlando Pride goalkeeper coach then began hitting tennis balls for his star ‘keeper to swat away.
“She’s been getting a lot of shoulder movement,” Yaxley explained, “so by incorporating the tennis ball or the volleyball or the miniball, if her movement isn’t efficient, she’s going to get beaten.
“Anything where you can put a little twist on saving a soccer ball but with the same premise. We use volleyballs sometimes as well because the impact is less and the ball moves slightly different, to keep them honest.”