Drill Specs
Drill Theme:
Clears
Field Position:
Defense, Midfield
Drill Style:
Warm Up, Skills, Conditioning
Time Needed:
10 min
Field Location:
Half Field
Skill Level:
Basic
Objective
This basic clear drill will have your players in the right place and understanding how to breakout into space.
Description of Drill-Execution
The coach will move around the 12m arc and shoot a ball on the goalie. Once the goalie makes the save, she will yell clear to start a breakout of all 7 defensive players. Low defense will break out to the wings in a “banana” cut motion. 2 higher defense players will break up and out to the wing areas of the 12m, and the remaining midfielders will break up and out to create a standard break out.
Once the goalie clears the ball out to a breaking defender, you want to encourage 2-3 passes as the players look to transition the ball up the field.
Drill Diagram:
Skills Practiced:
- Clears
- Ball Movement (Catching and Throwing)
Variations/Progression/Increased difficulty (As your players improve their skills incorporate the following…)
Add a ride into the mix and have players in different color pinnies roam the field and disrupt clears.