Free Throw Setup Play
The free throw is used as a setup pass to a shooter in a better position, practicing the quick combination that opens goal opportunities from set pieces. Trains timing, one-touch finishing, and reading defensive positioning.
12 min
3-7 players
Intermediate0.00s / 3.00s
Instructions
- 1Passer initiates with ball outside penalty area
- 2Shooter positioned at free throw line
- 3Quick one-touch pass to shooter
- 4Shooter receives and immediately shoots
- 5Emphasize timing and ball control
- 6Goalkeeper reacts to shot angle variation
Coaching Points
- Shooter: open your hips toward goal before the ball arrives to enable a fast release
- Catch the pass with soft hands and redirect in one continuous motion
- Passer: put the ball on the shooting hand, not the off hand
- Shooter: scan the goal on your approach so you know your target before receiving
- The faster the setup combination, the less time the GK has to set