Receiving

Finishing Half-Turn Box

Receive on the half turn facing forwards

Receiving

First Touch

Possession

Finishing Half-Turn Box is a 14-minute receiving drill for 3-15 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.

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Receiving

First Touch

Possession

Technical Practice

Beginner

Intermediate

Advanced

Full Squad

Minimal Equipment

Foundation Phase

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Finishing

Duration

14 min

Players

3-15

Pitch size

20 x 20 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Finishing Half-Turn Box — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · 20 x 20 yards

Step 1 of 6Servers play in and the middle player receives on the half turn.

1. Servers play in and the middle player receives on the half turn.
2. The receiver plays out to a different server each time.
3. Rotate the middle player every 60 seconds.
4. Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
5. Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.
6. Rotation: Rotate the middle player every 60 seconds.

Cones mark the area
Full goal
GK = goalkeeper
C = coach serving, S = second server
Ball
Cones mark the keeper's starting positions
Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
Keeper distributes back to the server
Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

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

Setup

1A box with a server on each side and a receiver in the middle in a 20 x 20 yards area.
2Set a goal at the end of the area with a keeper or a target zone if no keeper is available.
3One ball with each server.

Coaching instructions

1Servers play in and the middle player receives on the half turn.
2The receiver plays out to a different server each time.
3Rotate the middle player every 60 seconds.
4Every sequence starts with a pass out and ends with a strike on goal.
5Goals score one, first-time finishes score two, and rebounds must be followed in.