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1v1: Round the Keeper

Finish 1v1 by rounding the keeper. Draw him out, take the ball round him to the side with a controlled touch, stay composed, and slot into the empty net.

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Live animationFIN
Duration
12 min
Total drill time
Players
3
Recommended
Pitch
44 × 36 m
Setup space
Level
Intermediate
Skill required
Intensity
High
Physical demand
Age band
U9-U10
Any format

Setup & instructions

A feeder springs the striker 1v1. The striker drives at the keeper to make him commit, then takes the ball around him to the side and slots into the empty net. Emphasise drawing the keeper down, a controlled touch out of his reach, and composure to finish into the open goal. Vary the side to go round. Rotate the striker and keeper.

Setup time: 1 min

Tactical breakdown

Rounding the keeper is the finish that looks simplest on television and is missed most often on a Sunday, and the reason is that players decide to do it before the keeper has told them they can. Taking it round a keeper who is still on his feet and still set is not a skill, it is a gift, because he simply narrows the angle and smothers.

The move only exists once the keeper commits. That means going down, spreading, or shifting his weight decisively to one side. Until then, the attacker's job is to keep driving at him and keep the ball travelling, because a keeper facing a moving ball has to keep adjusting and eventually has to choose.

The touch itself is the part that gets rushed. It needs to be out of his reach and to the open side, which usually means slightly wider than feels natural, because a keeper on the floor covers far more ground with an outstretched arm than a striker expects. A touch that stays close enough to feel safe is the one that gets a fingertip on it.

What happens next is where the goals are actually lost. Once the keeper is beaten the net is open and there is no need to hit it hard, but players who have just done something difficult tend to rush the easy part. Slow down, look at the goal, and pass it in. A recovering defender is the only remaining threat, and panicking is what gives him time.

How to run this drill

  1. Serve the ball so the striker runs onto it. Play it into space rather than to feet, so the attacker arrives at pace and the keeper has to come and meet the situation rather than waiting on his line.
  2. Drive at the keeper to force a decision. Keep the ball moving and keep running at him. A keeper facing a moving ball must keep adjusting, and eventually has to commit to something.
  3. Wait for him to go down. Do not decide to go round before he has committed. Against a keeper still set and on his feet, going round is a gift, because he narrows the angle and smothers it.
  4. Take the touch wider than feels natural. Push it to the open side, out of reach. A keeper on the floor covers far more ground with an outstretched arm than strikers expect, and the safe-feeling touch gets fingertipped.
  5. Slow down and pass it in. The net is open, so there is nothing to hit hard. Look at the goal, take the extra half second, and side-foot it. Rushing the easy part is where these are missed.
  6. Add a recovering defender. Once the rounding is reliable, send a defender chasing from behind. That is what forces the decision to be made early and stops the touch being taken too wide.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • Drive at the keeper to make him commit
  • Wait for him to go down, then take it round
  • Touch out of his reach, to the open side
  • Stay composed: the net is open once he is beaten
  • Do not rush the finish, pass it into the net

Common mistakes

  • Trying to shoot instead of rounding when he commits
  • Touch too big, running the ball out of play
  • Going round too early, keeper recovers
  • Rushing the finish into an open net

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Add a recovering defender to chase
  • Vary rounding either side
  • Keeper stays up longer to change the picture

Regressions

  • Keeper commits early to groove the touch
  • Walk the draw-and-round first
  • Slower approach to build composure
Equipment
Cones×1
Full Goals×1
Tactical principles
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Audience
U9-U10

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