Receiving

Finishing Pressure Ring Receiving

Receive cleanly with pressure arriving from any angle

Receiving

Possession

First Touch

Finishing Pressure Ring Receiving is a 14-minute receiving drill for 6-16 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs. 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

Possession

First Touch

Technical Practice

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Minimal Equipment

Foundation Phase

Youth Friendly

Adult Suitable

Finishing

Duration

14 min

Players

6-16

Pitch size

22 x 22 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Finishing Pressure Ring Receiving — Goalkeeping set-up — serve, save, reset · 22 x 22 yards

Step 1 of 6A server plays in and calls the receiver's name at the same time.

1. A server plays in and calls the receiver's name at the same time.
2. The receiver must take a controlled touch and return the ball to a different server.
3. Working players rotate out every 45 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: Players rotate out every 45 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 cleanly with pressure arriving from any angle
-Improve awareness of space before the touch
-Play out quickly under pressure

Setup

1A ring of servers with two receivers working inside in a 22 x 22 yards area.
2Set a goal at the end of the area with a keeper or a target zone if no keeper is available.
3Balls with alternate servers, bibs for the chasers.

Coaching instructions

1A server plays in and calls the receiver's name at the same time.
2The receiver must take a controlled touch and return the ball to a different server.
3Working players rotate out every 45 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.