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Futsal lesson · Start with another option · Beginner

Kick-In: Have a Backup

Prepare two options before the restart, then use the one the defender leaves.

What the coach says

  1. The ball is out. Gold prepares a kick-in from the left.
  2. Which short option is clear at this restart?
  3. Use the available option up the side.
  4. The pivot returns to the wing in open play.
  5. Now the defender covers the route up the line.
  6. The first option is covered. What is the useful backup?
  7. Keep possession through the backup.

Quiz questions

Try to answer before you read the coach’s explanation. On the island you answer each one on the pitch.

  1. Question 1

    Which short option is clear at this restart?

    • Pass across to the right ala
    • Pass up the line to the pivot

    Coach’s explanation: The pivot has an available route up the side.

  2. Question 2

    The first option is covered. What is the useful backup?

    • Pass back to the fixo
    • Pass up the touchline

    Coach’s explanation: The fixo offers a different angle behind the ball.

  3. Question 3

    Gold takes a kick-in from the left. Tap where the pivot offers the short option.

    • In the middle, near a defender
    • Right next to the kicker
    • Up the line, in open space

    Coach’s explanation: The pivot shows up the line in open space, a short and clear option.

  4. Question 4

    Put the kick-in plan in order, from first to last.

    • Ala uses the backup fixo
    • Defender covers the line
    • Kick up the line to the pivot
    • Pivot passes back to the ala

    Coach’s explanation: Use the open option first, then the backup when the defender covers it.

  5. Question 5

    Kick-in on the right now. The pivot is covered. Which pass is the backup?

    • Long pass across to the left ala
    • Pass back to the fixo
    • Pass up the line to the pivot

    Coach’s explanation: The fixo is the prepared backup, with a short and clear lane.

Play it on the island