Game version
Beat-the-count: a partner counts to 3 as you take your first touch, scan and pass out. Swap and keep one pair total.
Keeper Passing Out Under a Time Cue
Receive a back-pass, scan, take your first touch out of your feet, and pass out before your parent counts to 3.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth soccer coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Set 2 target gates out wide, 12 to 20 steps away.
Core: Count to 3. Beat your own best out of 10.
- Ages
- 14 and up
- Time
- 10 min
- Players
- You and a partner or parent
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Soccer ball, wall, 4 cones, partner or parent
- Level · skill
- Advanced · Passing & Receiving
The steps
How it works
- Set 2 target gates out wide, 12 to 20 steps away.
- Your parent passes to you as a back-pass and starts counting.
- Scan, touch out of your feet, and pass through a gate before “3”.
- Do 3 sets of 6, using both feet.
Coaching point
Scan, touch, pass.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (count to 5), Core (count to 3), More (count to 2). Beat your own best out of 10.
Story
You are a goalkeeper starting the attack with a smart pass.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best out of 10. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
Practice makes progress
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