Soccer receiving and turning drills to improve player's 1st-touch that often determine the direction of the attack.
Receiving the ball effectively is key to maintaining possession and setting up successful plays in soccer. This page offers drills to help players improve their first touch, control, and positioning under pressure.
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The circle passing combination drill will focus on passing, communication, playing with speed, and playing to feet. This soccer passing drill is an excellent passing warm-up drill that can be a great start to a passing practice.
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This passing and overlapping warm-up soccer drill will help perfect the introduction of overlapping runs, playing off the pass, as well as teamwork through communication.
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This is a great combination passing drill that will help focus on combination play and playing diagonal balls.
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This soccer shooting drill will focus on passing combination along with agility. This drill is an excellent pre-game warmup for passing and shooting.
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This passing warm-up drill will focus on accuracy when passing with the inside of the foot.
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The purpose of this soccer passing drill is to focus on players angle of support, the weight of passes and the quality of 1st touch.
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This passing game focuses on passing to beat the defender. This 2v2 game works on passing, moving, and finding open space behind two defenders.
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This passing drill focuses on combination play in a small area. You can concentrate on the pace of the pass, angle of the pass, the weight of the pass, timing of the runs before and after the pass, one-two’s, and movement.
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This is the second series to a fast-paced one-touch passing combination warmup drill with a light dribble at the end.
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This drill focuses on attacking in a number’s up situation and opening up and finding the attacker in a 1v1 situation. This drill puts much emphasis on good passing, receiving and general possession.
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This 6 vs 4 team training drill focuses on team movement, communication, and passing. This is a great session to end on after an intense passing practice.
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The hot-box passing and receiving soccer drill focuses on small group and individual passing and receiving skills.