Continuous Half-Turn Box

Pitch diagram

Objectives

• -Receive on the half turn facing forwards
• -Take the first touch into space, not into the feet
• -Scan before the ball arrives

Setup

1. 1A box with a server on each side and a receiver in the middle in a 18 x 18 yards area.
2. 2Load a ball at each starting station so the next rep can begin immediately.
3. 3One ball with each server.

Coaching instructions

1. 1Servers play in and the middle player receives on the half turn.
2. 2The receiver plays out to a different server each time.
3. 3Rotate the middle player every 60 seconds.
4. 4As soon as one sequence ends, the next server plays in without waiting.
5. 5Run 4-minute blocks and count total completed sequences as a squad score.

Common mistakes

• -Receiving square with a closed body
• -Touch too close to the standing foot
• -Long queues while balls are collected