Mastering the Backpass Technique for Goalkeepers

1. Description of the backpass. • The backpass is a pass back from a outfield player to the goalkeeper. • When a backpass? In case an outfield player cannot play forwards to a teammate. • The goalkeeper must learn to approach a backpass in the same way as an outfield player.

2. Backpass since 1992-1993 • Goalkeeper no longer allowed to pick up a backpass. • Has to play it with his feet. • Problems for GK with underdeveloped playing skills. • Advantages for the GK helping his team to retain the ball and to initiate a new building up.

3. The Backpass. Goalkeeper: • making himself available. • The distance between giver and goalkeeper has to be as big as possible.( time and space). • Ball speed of the giver. • Position of the teammates and opponents.

4. Continuation of the backpass. . Backpass from the left, turn open and pass to the right. • Playing the backpass directly or collecting. • Giver has to play the ball to the strongest legg of the goalkeeper. • Developing both leggs

5. Example how to train the backpass. • 3 versus 2 +gk. • 3 versus 3 +gk. • 4 versus 2 or 3 + gk • 5 versus 3 or 4 + gk. Practice: 3 attackers can score on the big goal. GK and the defenders can score on a empty small goal. When the gk scores from a backpass 2 points k d d a a a 3 versus 2 + gk on a half field.

6. Example how to train the backpass • Attacker a pass to a2 a-2. Dribble to goalline-Crossball to incoming attacker. Further • 1 vs 1+gk. Goalkeeper can only score from a backpass in a empty goal. • Methodics: 1 vs 1+gk, 2 vs 1+gk, 2 vs 2+gk, 3 vs 2+gk, etc k d a2 a2 a a a a a