Receiving

Two-Touch Half-Turn Box

Receive on the half turn facing forwards

Receiving

First Touch

Possession

Two-Touch Half-Turn Box is a 12-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

Two Touch

Duration

12 min

Players

3-15

Pitch size

16 x 16 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Two-Touch 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. 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. Ball enters from the coach and the first receiver is on two touches from that moment.
5. Count completed sequences under the touch limit — best of three 3-minute rounds.
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

1A box with a server on each side and a receiver in the middle in a 16 x 16 yards area.
2Place a marker at every receiving position so players know where to set the ball before it arrives.
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.
4Ball enters from the coach and the first receiver is on two touches from that moment.
5Count completed sequences under the touch limit — best of three 3-minute rounds.