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==== Sambade’s method covers a wide spectrum of keeper skills.  Training sessions include: ====
* Shot-stopping and Reflexes: Emphasis on agility, explosive movements and reaction time.  Drills often involve random or unpredictable shots requiring quick dives and reflex saves.  As one analysis notes, “a goalkeeper needs agility, coordination and must execute very fast, explosive actions – with wide recovery periods”app.efficientfootball.com<ref>{{cite web|title=app.efficientfootball.com|url=https://app.efficientfootball.com/entrenamiento-de-porteros-futbol/#:~:text=A%20nivel%20f%C3%ADsico%2C%20un%20portero,amplia%20recuperaci%C3%B3n|publisher=app.efficientfootball.com|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>.  In practice, Sambade uses high-intensity but low-frequency work to simulate real game saves (sprinting to a corner, jumping for a cross, etc.), rather than long endurance running.
* Aerial Ability and Command of the Area: Sambade trains keepers to dominate crosses and high balls. Exercises practice timing leaps and punching or catching under pressure.  Modern keepers in the Sambade style learn to behave as “one more defender”: they are encouraged to come off their line and cut out through-balls.  Indeed, Li Hao’s early coach observed that Li “has a good technical base, often predicting what the opponent will do – so he dares to come out boldly… making the team like it has one extra defender”finance.sina.com.cn<ref>{{cite web|title=finance.sina.com.cn|url=http://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/roll/2026-01-19/doc-inhhukni1595949.shtml?cre=tianyi&mod=pcspth&loc=19&r=0&rfunc=9&tj=cxvertical_pc_spth&tr=12#:~:text=%E2%80%9C%E4%BB%96%E7%9A%84%E6%8A%80%E6%9C%AF%E5%9F%BA%E7%A1%80%E6%89%93%E5%BE%97%E5%A5%BD%EF%BC%8C%E5%BE%80%E5%BE%80%E8%83%BD%E5%A4%9F%E9%A2%84%E5%88%A4%E5%AF%B9%E6%96%B9%E8%A6%81%E5%B9%B2%E4%BB%80%E4%B9%88%EF%BC%8C%E6%89%80%E4%BB%A5%E6%95%A2%E4%BA%8E%E5%A4%A7%E8%83%86%E5%87%BA%E5%87%BB%E3%80%82%E2%80%9D%E6%9E%97%E6%9D%B0%E6%B0%91%E8%AF%B4%E3%80%82%E2%80%9C%E4%BB%96%E5%BE%88%E6%B3%A8%E6%84%8F%E8%A7%82%E5%AF%9F%E5%AF%B9%E6%89%8B%E7%9A%84%E5%8A%A8%E4%BD%9C%EF%BC%8C%E4%BB%96%E8%83%BD%E8%AE%A9%E7%90%83%E9%98%9F%E5%83%8F%E6%98%AF%E5%A4%9A%E6%89%93%E4%BA%86%E4%B8%80%E4%B8%AA%E5%90%8E%E5%8D%AB%E3%80%82%E2%80%9D|publisher=finance.sina.com.cn|date=2026-01-19|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>. This willingness to intercept and sweep comes from the kind of training Sambade’s Spanish system provides.
* Footwork and Distribution: Sambade insists on a goalkeeper’s role in initiating offense. Keepers practice passing, kicking, and playing with feet under pressure.  Sambade and other Spanish coaches emphasize that a keeper should be “very knowledgeable of the game,” not just stopping shots but participating tacticallyprueba.arquerosenred.com.ar<ref>{{cite web|title=prueba.arquerosenred.com.ar|url=https://prueba.arquerosenred.com.ar/ampliar/la-evolucion-del-entrenamiento-de-porteros-segun-jose-sambade-y-luis-llopis/3460#:~:text=En%20la%20actualidad%2C%20a%20un,cualidades%20de%20un%20cancerbero%20completo|publisher=prueba.arquerosenred.com.ar|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>.  Keepers practice short passes to defenders and longer kicks to start attacks.  One coach notes that in Spanish football the GK “organizes roughly 80% of the team’s attack,” often being the first attacker with quick outletsapp.efficientfootball.com<ref>{{cite web|title=app.efficientfootball.com|url=https://app.efficientfootball.com/entrenamiento-de-porteros-futbol/#:~:text=A%20nivel%20psicol%C3%B3gico%20debe%20ser,en%20diferentes%20tipos%20de%20jugadas|publisher=app.efficientfootball.com|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>. Sambade-style training therefore drills accurate throws, goal kicks and open-play distributions to match the team’s style.
* Decision-Making and Reading the Game: Exercises simulate game situations requiring quick thinking. Sambade categorizes GK actions (e.g. positioning, first-step movement, block vs. clear, distribution vs. continuation) and trains each phase of decision-making.  He builds sessions around the perception–decision–action cycle: goalkeepers must scan the field (perceive), choose an action, then execute (catch, dive, pass)app.efficientfootball.com<ref>{{cite web|title=app.efficientfootball.com|url=https://app.efficientfootball.com/entrenamiento-de-porteros-futbol/#:~:text=,al%20sobre%20la%20t%C3%A9cnica%20aplicada|publisher=app.efficientfootball.com|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>.  This teaches keepers to improve situational intelligence. For example, drills may start with visual cues (a runner or shooter cues) to force keepers to pre-empt threats, enhancing both their reflexes and judgment.
* Strength and Conditioning: Physical training is tailored to goalkeeper needs. Sambade advocates neuromuscular strength work (plyometrics, core stability) over generic weightlifting.  Instead of building endurance, keepers work on “different types of strength” vital for jumps and divesapp.efficientfootball.com<ref>{{cite web|title=app.efficientfootball.com|url=https://app.efficientfootball.com/entrenamiento-de-porteros-futbol/#:~:text=De%20esta%20manera%2C%20el%20trabajo,que%20un%20portero%20puede%20manifestar|publisher=app.efficientfootball.com|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>. For instance, “displacement strength” (power in short bursts to move side-to-side) and “jump strength” (explosive power upward) are trained, since these directly translate to saves.  Sambade periodizes this work around competition schedules, planning phases of load and recovery just as for outfield playersapp.efficientfootball.com<ref>{{cite web|title=app.efficientfootball.com|url=https://app.efficientfootball.com/entrenamiento-de-porteros-futbol/#:~:text=A%20nivel%20metodol%C3%B3gico%2C%20Sambade%20Plantea,la%20competici%C3%B3n%20durante%20la%20semana|publisher=app.efficientfootball.com|access-date=2026-01-21}}</ref>.