Two-Touch 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 28 x 22 yards area.
2. 2Place a marker at every receiving position so players know where to set the ball before it arrives.
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. 4Ball enters from the coach and the first receiver is on two touches from that moment.
5. 5Count completed sequences under the touch limit — best of three 3-minute rounds.

Progressions

• +Drop the central players to one touch
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Allow three touches while the picture is being learned
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Two touches in your own half, free touches in the final third
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Too many touches before the shot
• -Turning into the crowded side
• -Taking a settling touch that kills the tempo