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Build Up From Goal Kicks

Play out from a goal kick under pressure

Playing Out From The Back
Goalkeeping
Possession

Build Up From Goal Kicks is a 22-minute playing out from the back drill for 8-20 players, suitable for Under 10 to Adults at intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, bibs, cones, 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
Possession
Match
Intermediate
Advanced
Full Squad
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Build Up
Team Tactics

Duration

22 min

Players

8-20

Pitch size

Half pitch

Ability levels

Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Build Up From Goal KicksGKCS123Half pitch

Build Up From Goal Kicks — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · Half pitch

Step 1 of 3Every restart is a goal kick from the keeper.

  1. 1. Every restart is a goal kick from the keeper.
  2. 2. Team scores by dribbling or passing through a halfway gate.
  3. 3. Pressing team scores by winning it and finishing in the big goal.
  • 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

  • -Play out from a goal kick under pressure
  • -Create angles for the goalkeeper
  • -Know when the long ball is the right decision

Setup

  1. 1Full goal and keeper with a back four and two midfielders.
  2. 2Four pressing players in bibs.
  3. 3Two target gates on the halfway line to reach.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Every restart is a goal kick from the keeper.
  2. 2Team scores by dribbling or passing through a halfway gate.
  3. 3Pressing team scores by winning it and finishing in the big goal.

Coaching points

  • -Split the centre backs wide of the box
  • -Full backs high and wide to stretch the press
  • -One midfielder shows, the other spins in behind
  • -Go long when the press blocks all short options

Common mistakes

  • -Centre backs too close together
  • -Midfielders standing in the cover shadow
  • -Forcing short when it is not on

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