Playing Out From The Back
Building From The Keeper: Switch To Score
Build calmly from a goal kick
Playing Out From The Back
Goalkeeping
Passing
Building From The Keeper: Switch To Score 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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Goalkeeping
Passing
Skill Practice
Intermediate
Advanced
Full Squad
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Switching Play
Team Shape
Decision Making
Duration
20 min
Players
8-18
Pitch size
Half pitch
Ability levels
Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Building From The Keeper: Switch To Score — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · Half pitch
Step 1 of 4Goal kick starts play; the build-up team must reach a halfway gate.
- 1. Goal kick starts play; the build-up team must reach a halfway gate.
- 2. Pressing team scores by winning it and finishing.
- 3. Ten build-ups then swap.
- 4. A goal only counts after the ball has been switched from one side of the pitch to the other.
- Cones mark the area
- Full goal
- GK = goalkeeper
- C = coach serving, S = second server
- Ball
- Cones mark the keeper's starting positions
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Keeper distributes back to the 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
- 1Keeper with a back four and two midfielders.
- 2Two or three pressing forwards.
- 3Target gates on halfway for the build-up team.
Coaching instructions
- 1Goal kick starts play; the build-up team must reach a halfway gate.
- 2Pressing team scores by winning it and finishing.
- 3Ten build-ups then swap.
- 4A goal only counts after the ball has been switched from one side of the pitch to the other.
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
- -Recognise when the near side is blocked
- -Change the point of attack with a fast, driven pass
Common mistakes
- -Centre-backs too close together
- -Midfielders in the shadow of the presser
- -Panicking and going long