GK Split Starts

Obj: The 7v7 build-out shape from goal — GK plays short every time; the back two split, the courage habit begins. Field: Half of a 7v7 field. Equip: Goal, cones, balls, bibs. Org: GK + back 2 + one midfielder vs. 1 (then 2) pressers. Every rep starts as a goal kick: backs split to the corners of the build-out area, mid shows between. Score by dribbling or passing over the halfway line. Presser starts passive, goes live by round three. CP: (1) Split WIDE and deep the moment the GK has it — make the field big; (2) GK: pass firm to the safe-side foot, then move for the return; (3) if the presser closes one back, the other is free — the first counting lesson. Prog: Two pressers (now 4v2 with GK — still someone free); mid checks away then shows. Reg: No presser; coach narrates the free man. Mist: P: backs creeping narrow (re-split every restart); C: allowing one punt "to be safe" — the habit dies with one exception. Time: 14 min. Out: Automatic splits; zero punts; first free-man counting. Var: Race format vs. the other half's group (exits per 5 reps). Diag: Goal area with GK, split backs at corners, mid between, presser's curved run, exit arrows over halfway.