Soccer Receiving and Turning Drills

The first touch in soccer is often the most crucial touch when receiving a ball. How you receive a ball will often determine your fate and will most definitely dictate the direction of your attack.

Assure players receive the ball with the proper surface of the foot or body to put the ball in the most suitable space. A touch played in the wrong direction often denies a forward attacking pass and will put the receiving player in a lousy situation.

When teaching receiving, make a note of positive or negative touch. A positive touch allows the player to keep possession while advancing the ball to the attacking team's goal, where a negative touch will not allow the player to advance and often requires a pass towards the player's own goal.

Purpose of Soccer Receiving and Turning Drills

• Allows a team to stay in posession of the ball.
• The first-touch puts players in attacking opportunity.
• Allows players to maintain posession.
• Allows players advancing towards your attacking goal.

Soccer Receiving and Turning Drills Requires

• Players to be confortable with the ball.
• Players must be able to control both flighted and ground balls.
• Soccer players must be able to command the ball and receive the ball into the required open space.

Browse the Latest Soccer Receiving and Turning Drills

Hexagonal Rondo

Chris Johnson 4,335 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

The Hexagonal Rondo is a fantastic way to enhance players' understanding of spatial awareness, quick decision-making, and teamwork in a more dynamic passing environment.

4-Goal Game

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The 4-Goal Game provides a dynamic and engaging way to teach players key concepts like spatial awareness, teamwork, and quick transitions.

3v1 Transition Rondo

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The 3v1 Transition Rondo focuses on quick combination passing to off-balance the defender and switch the point attack to the adjacent grid, forcing the defender to transition into the next area quickl…

4v4 Scrimmage to Mini-Goals

Chris Johnson 1,355 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

The 4v4 scrimmage to mini-goals is to improve quick decision-making, positioning, and finishing accuracy in a small-sided game, emphasizing both attack and defense.

Dribbling and Passing Warm-up Drill

Chris Johnson 11,899 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

This is a dribbling and passing warm-up drill to kick off a training session.

4v2 Rondo

Chris Johnson 5,390 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

The 4v2 Rondo is a great soccer possession game to work on passing, angles of support, and movement off the ball to maintain possession.

Three-Cone Passing Drill

Chris Johnson 7,542 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

This is a soccer passing drill that will focus on passing and moving after the pass.

Four-Cone Passing Drill

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This is a soccer passing drill that focuses on passing and movement.

Six-Cone Passing Drill

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This is a soccer passing drill that focuses on passing, movement, and awareness after the pass.

Four-Corner Shielding Drill

Chris Johnson 26,089 Views Rating 0 (0 Reviews)

This drill teaches players how to shield in soccer. It's a good soccer drill for teaching the basics of shielding.