First Touch
Touch, Turn And Play: Score Challenge
Combine a controlling touch with a turn
First Touch
Passing
Possession
Touch, Turn And Play: Score Challenge is a 14-minute first touch drill for 4-16 players, suitable for Under 5 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, poles. 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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Duration
14 min
Players
4-16
Pitch size
25 x 12 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Touch, Turn And Play: Score Challenge — Pairs facing each other · 25 x 12 yards
Step 1 of 5Worker receives from one end, turns away from the pole and plays to the other end.
- 1. Worker receives from one end, turns away from the pole and plays to the other end.
- 2. Alternate the turning side each rep.
- 3. Rotate after eight repetitions.
- 4. Run it as a timed competition — pairs or teams count successful reps and compare scores.
- 5. Rotation: Rotate after eight repetitions.
- Ball
- Pairs working across a marked lane
- Poles to dribble / run through
- C = coach / server
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Combine a controlling touch with a turn
- -Play forward after the turn
- -See the picture before receiving
Setup
- 1A channel with a server at each end and poles in the middle third.
- 2Workers operate between the poles.
- 3Balls at both ends.
Coaching instructions
- 1Worker receives from one end, turns away from the pole and plays to the other end.
- 2Alternate the turning side each rep.
- 3Rotate after eight repetitions.
- 4Run it as a timed competition — pairs or teams count successful reps and compare scores.
Coaching points
- -Check the shoulder before the ball arrives
- -One touch to turn where possible
- -Play the forward pass with the head up
- -Keep quality while the score matters
- -Reset quickly between reps to fit more in
Common mistakes
- -Too many touches in the turn
- -Turning into the pole
- -Passing without looking