Wing Back-Door Cut
The left wing baits the defender by faking toward the sideline, then cuts sharply back-door toward the near post to receive from the right back and finish at close range. Develops deceptive footwork and near-post awareness.
12 min
5-10 players
Intermediate0.00s / 3.00s
Instructions
- 1CB passes to right back to initiate ball movement
- 2LW begins by faking drive toward sideline to draw defender
- 3LW suddenly cuts back door behind defender toward near post
- 4RB reads the cut and delivers accurate pass
- 5LW receives in near-post position and finishes
- 6Focus on: deceptive footwork, timing of cut, near-post finishing
Coaching Points
- Sell the sideline fake with full body lean — a half-hearted fake fools no one
- Make the back-door cut sharp and explosive, not gradual
- RB: watch the LW's first step to the sideline as your trigger to prepare the pass
- At the near post, shoot quickly — the angle is tight so hesitation is fatal
- Aim across the GK's body to the far side of goal from this position