Overload 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 20 x 20 yards area.
2. 2Split the group so the attacking side always has one spare player, and park the spare bibs on the halfway cone.
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. 4The spare player joins whichever side has the ball, so the attack always works with a plus-one.
5. 5A goal or completed end action counts double if the spare player touched the ball in the build-up.

Common mistakes

• -Receiving square with a closed body
• -Touch too close to the standing foot
• -Spare player standing still instead of offering an angle