Futsal kick-in routine through the pivot

Description

In futsal, the ball is put back into play from the touchline with a kick-in, and you have four seconds. That is why it is worth having a routine ready for the kick-in. Here the kick-in is taken in the attacking half from the right flank. There are four blue outfield players, three red defenders and a goalkeeper. The kicker plays a short pass to the deep player waiting further inside and immediately makes a diagonal run towards goal. At the same time, the pivot moves from in front of the goal out to the flank, and the marker follows. The deep player passes to the pivot on the flank, and the pivot plays the ball into the middle, where the kicker has run. The kicker shoots. If the passing lane to the pivot is blocked, the deep player switches the ball to the left-sided player. Once the routine is working, add a fourth defender to mark the kicker.

Quality Factors

The kicker lifts their head before the kick and takes the kick-in within four seconds. The pivot moves to the flank at the exact moment the ball is kicked and takes their marker away from in front of the goal. The deep player receives the ball with an open body shape and passes to the flank along the ground. The kicker times the diagonal run so that they receive the pivot's pass in stride. Shot with the first or second touch, before the defending can recover.

Key Questions

• What do you look at before you take the kick-in?
• How do you recognise that the passing lane to the pivot is blocked?

Training Info

• 7+ players