Overload Turn and Shoot

Objective

• -Combine a turn with an immediate strike
• -Create the yard of space needed to shoot
• -Shoot early rather than taking extra touches

Setup

1. 1A receiving cone 20 yards out facing away from goal in a 32 x 26 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. 3Balls with the server, keeper in goal.

How to play

1. 1Server plays into the striker who is facing away from goal.
2. 2Striker turns with one touch and shoots with the second.
3. 3Alternate the turning side each rep.
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.

Progressions

• +Remove the overload for the last two rounds
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Give the attack two spare players
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Rotate the spare player every 90 seconds
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Too many touches before the shot
• -Turning into the crowded side
• -Spare player standing still instead of offering an angle