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Driven medium pass to a target (u12)

Develop the strong, flat medium pass to a zone — medium-range distribution was weak at young ages and is the link that skips the first line of pressure.

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Load

minutes
9
Intensity
Low
Sets and reps
2 × 6

Microcycle days it fits

MD-3, MD-2

Each bar’s height is that day’s dive ceiling.

Setup

Goalkeepers
1
server
1
outfield player
0

Space: 26 × 20 m

Equipment: Balls, Markers

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

1 steps

The goalkeeper drives the ball flat to one of two marked zones, choosing the more open one. A still ball first, then a moving ball after a control.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • Contact in the middle of the ball with the instep, for a tense, flat trajectory, not a lob.
  • Plant foot beside the ball and eyes up before contact, to pick the zone.
  • Weight matched to distance — the medium pass asks for firmness, not the full power of the long kick.
  • Alternate zones so the foot doesn’t memorise a single direction.

Progressions

  1. Moving ball after a control.
  2. Reduce the target zone size.

Regressions

  1. Always a still ball.
  2. Bring the zones closer.

Sources · 2

  1. BookJoe Luxbacher, «The Soccer Goalkeeper: Techniques, Tactics, Training»
  2. BookLeonhard Zeilinger e Franz Gruber, «The Ultimate Guide to Goalkeeper Training: Develop Motor Skills, Technique, Tactics, and Mindset» (Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2025), ISBN 9781782552918