CommunicationRepresentativeTactics
Risk call on the come-out during a counter-attack
Communicate the decision to come off the line to narrow the angle in a counter-attack, warning the recovering defender which attacker to cover, without the call delaying the come-out itself.
Choose a session and the exercise is added to today’s plan.
Load
- minutes
- 12
- dives/set
- 2
- Sets and reps
- 3 × 4
- Intensity
- High
dives per set, per goalkeeper
Microcycle days it fits
MD-3, MD-2
Each bar’s height is that day’s dive ceiling.
Setup
- Goalkeepers
- 1
- server
- 0
- outfield player
- 3
Space: 28 × 26 m
Equipment: Balls, Bibs, Full goal
The coach serves and manages the breaks.
1 steps
A counter-attack with two attackers against one recovering defender. The goalkeeper decides to come out or stay, communicating to the defender which threat is theirs to cover.
Exercise sequence
Coaching points
- The call leaves at the same time the body starts acting, never before deciding nor after already being committed.
- Always specify which attacker the defender should cover — a generic call doesn’t help in a two-against-one decision.
- The come-out decision doesn’t wait for the defender’s confirmation; the decision is communicated, not asked for permission.
- If the defender doesn’t react to the call, the goalkeeper’s priority stays on resolving their own action, not repeating the call indefinitely.
Progressions
- Increase to two recovering defenders, testing call clarity with more players on the pitch.
- Reduce the defender’s recovery time.
Regressions
- Reduce to one attacker, with no numerical overload.
- Give the defender more recovery time.