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Rotation Half-Turn Box

Receive on the half turn facing forwards

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First Touch
Possession

Rotation 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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Duration

14 min

Players

3-15

Pitch size

16 x 16 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Rotation Half-Turn Box123C16 x 16 yards

Rotation Half-Turn Box — Marked area · 16 x 16 yards

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

  1. 1. Servers play in and the middle player receives on the half turn.
  2. 2. The receiver plays out to a different server each time.
  3. 3. Rotate the middle player every 60 seconds.
  4. 4. Play starts at station one and the ball works round the numbers in order.
  5. 5. Every player must complete each role once before the round is scored.
  6. 6. Rotation: Rotate the middle player every 60 seconds.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Ball
  • C = coach / server
  • Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
  • 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

  1. 1A box with a server on each side and a receiver in the middle in a 16 x 16 yards area.
  2. 2Number every station so players know exactly where they travel to next.
  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. 4Play starts at station one and the ball works round the numbers in order.
  5. 5Every player must complete each role once before the round is scored.

Coaching points

  • -Back foot receives, front foot opens the body
  • -Scan over both shoulders
  • -Touch out of the feet
  • -Follow your pass — the movement is part of the practice

Common mistakes

  • -Receiving square with a closed body
  • -Touch too close to the standing foot
  • -Staying in a favourite role and avoiding the harder one

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