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Accurate roll-out to start possession

Perfect the flat, accurate roll-out to the teammate’s correct foot — the roll-out was a thin topic and is the most controlled way to safely start possession.

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Load

minutes
8
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
0
outfield player
2

Space: 20 × 12 m

Equipment: Balls, Cones

The coach serves and manages the breaks.

1 steps

The goalkeeper rolls the ball to one of two centre-backs, choosing the freer one and delivering to the outlet foot. A stationary teammate first, then moving and asking for a specific foot.

Exercise sequence

Coaching points

  • The roll-out stays flat along the ground, with no bounce, so the teammate controls it on the move.
  • Deliver to the teammate’s outlet foot, which already orients them for the next pass.
  • The arm follows low and straight, like a bowling delivery; weight matches the distance.
  • Pick the freer centre-back with the better progression angle, not the nearest by reflex.

Progressions

  1. Moving teammate asking for the right foot.
  2. Increase the roll-out distance.

Regressions

  1. Stationary, free teammate.
  2. Bring the targets closer.

Sources · 2

  1. Book«Coaching the Complete Goalkeeper» — metodologia holandesa
  2. BookFabian Seeger, «The Soccer Games and Drills Compendium: 350 Smart and Practical Games to Form Intelligent Players» (Meyer & Meyer Sport, 2017), ISBN 9781782551041