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Futsal: The 10-Metre Free Kick

Convert the ten-metre free kick. One named kicker, a repeatable routine, and a strike aimed low and firm inside the post or high into the corner, with enough pace that the keeper cannot reach it from ten metres.

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Duration
10 min
Total drill time
Players
4
Recommended
Pitch
20 × 20 m
Setup space
Level
Intermediate
Skill required
Intensity
Low
Physical demand
Age band
U11-U12
Futsal

Setup & instructions

Place the ball on the second penalty mark, ten metres from goal. No wall: defenders stand at least five metres from the ball and level with or behind it. A clearly identified kicker strikes with the intention of scoring. Groove one repeatable routine and rehearse it, then rotate keepers and kickers. Remind players why it matters: the sixth foul in a half hands this to the opposition every time.

Setup time: 1 min

Tactical breakdown

No wall is permitted. That single rule difference is why the ten-metre free kick should be prepared like a penalty rather than like a free kick, and why teams that treat it as a shooting chance to be improvised on the night waste it.

The situation is a stationary ball, an unobstructed sight of goal, and a keeper covering a three-metre goal from ten metres away. He cannot cover both corners. The geometry says a firm, accurate strike inside a post scores far more often than it misses, which means every element of failure sits with the kicker's process rather than with the difficulty of the task.

So name one kicker before the game and let him build one routine he repeats every time. This is not a matter of who feels confident in the moment. Penalties are missed for reasons that are almost never technical, and the same applies here. A player who changes his mind during the run-up produces an unbalanced strike, and a player who glances at the keeper mid-approach is inviting himself to change his mind.

Pick the corner before you start moving and commit to it. Low and firm inside the post is the higher-percentage choice for most players over the high corner, because it needs less power and because a mishit low still tests the keeper rather than clearing the bar.

The awkward part to coach is that these only arrive because your own team has accumulated six fouls. The best preparation for the ten-metre free kick is not conceding them. Coach the kick, but say that out loud.

How to run this drill

  1. Name one kicker before the game. Deciding in the moment gets you whoever feels bravest rather than whoever has practised the strike a hundred times.
  2. Build one routine and repeat it. Same steps, same rhythm, every time. The variable you are trying to remove is the kicker's own thinking, not the keeper.
  3. Pick the corner before the run-up. Changing your mind mid-approach is the most reliable way to produce an unbalanced strike from an unobstructed position.
  4. Do not look at the keeper. He cannot cover both corners from ten metres, so watching him only creates the doubt that makes you switch your choice.
  5. Plant the standing foot beside the ball. Pointing where you want it. From this distance accuracy is worth far more than power, and the plant foot is what supplies it.
  6. Strike it low and firm inside the post. Low needs less power than the top corner and a mishit still tests the keeper, where a mishit high clears the bar entirely.
  7. Count your fouls so it never comes up. This kick exists because the team accumulated six. The best defence against the opposition getting one is knowing the count.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • One named kicker with one repeatable routine, decided before the game
  • Pick your corner and commit, do not change your mind on the run-up
  • Plant foot stable beside the ball, pointing where you want it
  • Low and firm inside the post, or high into the corner, but with pace
  • From ten metres accuracy beats power, but it still needs to be struck

Common mistakes

  • No designated kicker, so nobody has rehearsed it
  • Changing the target during the run-up and mis-hitting it
  • Too little pace, letting the keeper reach a well-placed kick
  • Treating it as a normal free kick and looking for a pass

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Call the corner beforehand so accuracy is the only variable
  • Take it under fatigue at the end of a session
  • Rehearse a two-man routine: a roll and a strike

Regressions

  • Strike into an empty goal to groove the technique
  • Mark big target zones in the corners to aim at
  • Walk the run-up and plant before striking at full pace
Equipment
Cones×2
Goals×1
Markers×2
Tactical principles
futsal ten metre free kicksecond penalty markaccumulated foulsfutsal free kickfutsal set pieceno wall free kicknamed kickerfutsal shooting drillu12 futsal drillfutsal finishing
Audience
U11-U12Futsal

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