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Football: Backpass with Pressure

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Set up:

Set up cones from the middle of the goal leading out into the area.
Set up a mini goal (or mark out a mini goal with cones).

Goalkeeper is played a backpass along the ground.

Goalkeepr on the first touch puts the ball across the area- touch must be through the cones into opposite half of the goal.

The GK should pass to a player on that side or pass into the mini goal

COACHING POINTS

Player to think about body shape to receive the ball.

Tone of voice to reflect the urgency

One or two touch pass depending if under pressure from the server.

If two touch pass, make sure the set is into the other half of the goal past the cones, then go over and support for another backpass.

PROGRESSION

After the ball is played the Server follows in to cut off the options and apply pressure.

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Blocking in small Goals:

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Use mini goals. Goalkeeeper starts on a cone behind the mini goal.
Server plays a ball for the mini goal and GK blocks with legs

NOTES

Do not go down to early but get leg out fast when need arises
GK to make themselves as wide as possible
Arms spread but slightly in front of the body

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Back Pass in Grids:

Mark out a grid with cones. 2 Servers and a Goalkeeper.
Server 1 and Goalkeeper play passes between them.
Server 2 is 15yds away from the Goalkeeper area.
At any time Server 1 can follow the pass into the final grid toward the Goalkeeper.
Goalkeeper then must deal with the pass and aim to pass the ball to Server 2 on the end line

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Catch, Roll, Dive:

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Goalkeeper steps away from cone comes through the gate receives a ball into hands
Returns to server then gets a low shot into dive close to body
Get into set position initially then step forward into low dive to save before cones in advance of initial gate

Notes:

Get the step in if required
If serve close too the body collapse legs and get hands to the ball in front of the body
Dive forward this called 'Attacking the dive'

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