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Building From The Keeper: Five Second Counter-Press

Build calmly from a goal kick

Playing Out From The Back
Goalkeeping
Passing

Building From The Keeper: Five Second Counter-Press is a 20-minute playing out from the back drill for 8-18 players, suitable for Under 10 to Adults at intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs, full goals. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.

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Playing Out From The Back
Goalkeeping
Passing
Skill Practice
Intermediate
Advanced
Full Squad
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Pressing
Counter Press
Transition

Duration

20 min

Players

8-18

Pitch size

Half pitch

Ability levels

Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Building From The Keeper: Five Second Counter-PressGKS123Half pitch

Building From The Keeper: Five Second Counter-Press — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · Half pitch

Step 1 of 4Goal kick starts play; the build-up team must reach a halfway gate.

  1. 1. Goal kick starts play; the build-up team must reach a halfway gate.
  2. 2. Pressing team scores by winning it and finishing.
  3. 3. Ten build-ups then swap.
  4. 4. On losing the ball the team has five seconds to win it back before dropping into shape.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Full goal
  • GK = goalkeeper
  • S = server
  • Ball
  • Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
  • Shooter becomes the next server
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Build calmly from a goal kick
  • -Create angles for the keeper
  • -Beat the first line of pressure

Setup

  1. 1Keeper with a back four and two midfielders.
  2. 2Two or three pressing forwards.
  3. 3Target gates on halfway for the build-up team.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Goal kick starts play; the build-up team must reach a halfway gate.
  2. 2Pressing team scores by winning it and finishing.
  3. 3Ten build-ups then swap.
  4. 4On losing the ball the team has five seconds to win it back before dropping into shape.

Coaching points

  • -Full-backs wide and high enough to stretch
  • -Centre-backs split either side of the box
  • -Keeper takes an extra touch to invite the press
  • -Nearest player presses the ball instantly
  • -Others screen the forward pass and squeeze up

Common mistakes

  • -Centre-backs too close together
  • -Midfielders in the shadow of the presser
  • -Panicking and going long

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