Required: Four players (Prefer: 3 players and 1 coach), one soccer ball and one goal.
Setup: Two players are forwards and side by side, while the remaining two players (one of the coaches) are on defense, one in front of the other (the coach up front so he or she can coach).
Drill: The object is for the two forwards to work the ball between the coach and back defensive player while the back player simply stays between the ball and the goal. [Remind the back player that in a game, he or she is responsible for the player with the ball, and that teammates are responsible for running back and cutting off passing lanes; but for this drill, the top defense player will NOT be running back and the back player will REMAIN back; but in a game, the back player can run forward to stop this. In a game, the back player’s job is to force a pass and not allow a direct shot into the goal.]
When the forward with the ball approaches the first defender, he or she has two options: 1) if the defender pushes up, simply pass the ball to his or her teammate and run past the first defender; or 2) if the defender cheats to block the pass, dribble around the defender toward the goal. Once the first defender is beaten, with either a pass or a dribble, the player with the ball should dribble wide (away from his or her teammate) to force the back player to move to one side, thus opening the backdoor. From this position, the player with the ball has two options: 1) pass the ball to his or her teammate who should one touch the ball into the goal; or 2) if the defender moves to stop the pass, simply shoot straight into the goal. [While your defender is taught to stay between the goal and ball, opponents often start this way, but after scoring several backdoors, they will often try to anticipate and stop the pass. Your forwards should be ready for this and simply shoot into the open goal.]
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