Continuous Turnover Game

Objective

• -React quickly to winning and losing the ball
• -Attack fast in the seconds after a turnover
• -Get organised fast when possession is lost

Setup

1. 1A pitch with mini goals at both ends and a coach ball supply on the side in a 38 x 30 yards area.
2. 2Load a ball at each starting station so the next rep can begin immediately.
3. 3Balls with the coach, two sets of bibs.

How to play

1. 1Play a normal game with the coach serving new balls at random.
2. 2Every turnover starts a five-second attacking window.
3. 3Goals in the window count double.
4. 4As soon as one sequence ends, the next server plays in without waiting.
5. 5Run 4-minute blocks and count total completed sequences as a squad score.

Progressions

• +Add a second ball into the rotation
• +Raise the demand once the group is consistently successful

Regressions

• -Pause 15 seconds between reps to reset positions
• -Simplify the area or the service until success returns

Variations

• -Split into two competing halves and compare block totals
• -Run the practice on the opposite side of the pitch

Common mistakes

• -Slow reaction to the turnover
• -Everybody attacking with no cover
• -Long queues while balls are collected