Game version
Slide-together game: a line of defenders shifts to match a ball passed by a coach or parent, and the line scores each time everyone stays one step apart.
Back Four Slide
A line of defenders shifts together as the ball moves across the field.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth soccer coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Four defenders stand in a line across a 35-yard area.
Core: Jog. Beat your own best run of perfect slides.
- Ages
- 14 and up
- Time
- 15 min
- Players
- 5 or more players
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Soccer ball, 8 cones, 5 or more players
- Level · skill
- Advanced · Defending
The steps
How it works
- Four defenders stand in a line across a 35-yard area.
- A coach moves the ball between wide cones.
- The line slides toward the ball, staying 8 to 10 yards apart.
- Do 20 shifts, then add a passing attacker.
Coaching point
Move as one, ball side.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Levels: Less (walk), Core (jog), More (change direction). Beat your own best run of perfect slides.
Story
You are a school of fish turning together in the sea.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best run of perfect slides. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
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