Pressure 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 26 x 20 yards area.
2. 2Position a recovering defender behind each working player, starting two yards back.
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 defender is released the moment the ball leaves the server's foot.
5. 5The working player scores by completing the action before pressure arrives; the defender scores by blocking it.

Progressions

• +Defender starts level rather than behind
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Defender presses at jogging pace only
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Two defenders alternate so pressure is constant
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Too many touches before the shot
• -Turning into the crowded side
• -Facing your own goal and getting trapped by the press