Drill for Backpasses

Drill here for practising backpasses under pressure

Figure 1 

                             X                                              X

                                                   GK

                              X                                             X

                                                   S

Organisation

* Gk stand in 5yd x 5yd square with a server/coach facing him with the ball roughly 18 yards away.

* Server plays the ball in towards the goalkeeper like a backpass.

* Conditions- 1. Goalkeeper must have a touch before striking the ball.

                    2. Goalkeeper must keep the ball moving (Not let it stop still).

                    3. Goalkeeper must strike the ball over the head and /or past the server before the ball leaves the square (To recreate be closed down quickly by foward when recieving a backpass). If the ball leaves the square before the strike, the GK has been 'Closed down' by the foward.

Progressions

* Use diffrent types of serves to test keepers touch (Bounced, or with extra pace etc). Or from diffrent distances and angles

* Have 1, 2 or 3 touches.

* Practise striking and having a touch with weaker foot.

* Once GK becomes efficent of clearing it over servers head, give he/she targets to aim for on or around halfway line.

Key Points

*Good touch to 2 or 10 o'clock (Dependant on what foot is used to strike ball).

* Get low when striking the ball to create height, make sure non-kicking foot is placed besides ball and make sure GK is following through.

*Aim for feet, space, chest or head when targets are created/used.

This is a drill I created myself adapted from a shooting drill.

Tell me what you think guys.