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Check And Receive Circuit: Two-Touch Limit

Create separation before receiving

Receiving
First Touch
Passing

Check And Receive Circuit: Two-Touch Limit is a 12-minute receiving 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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Speed of Play
Two Touch

Duration

12 min

Players

4-16

Pitch size

20 x 12 yards

Ability levels

Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced

Pitch diagram

Pitch set-up: Check And Receive Circuit: Two-Touch Limit123C20 x 12 yards

Check And Receive Circuit: Two-Touch Limit — Marked area · 20 x 12 yards

Step 1 of 4Player checks away from the pole then receives on the half turn.

  1. 1. Player checks away from the pole then receives on the half turn.
  2. 2. Play the ball to the opposite server and repeat.
  3. 3. Eight reps then rotate.
  4. 4. Players are limited to two touches — one to control, one to release.
  • Cones mark the area
  • Ball
  • Poles to dribble / run through
  • C = coach / server
  • Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble

Objectives

  • -Create separation before receiving
  • -Take a positive first touch
  • -Receive on the half turn

Setup

  1. 1Two servers on opposite cones twenty yards apart.
  2. 2A pole in the middle acting as a marker.
  3. 3Working player between the servers.

Coaching instructions

  1. 1Player checks away from the pole then receives on the half turn.
  2. 2Play the ball to the opposite server and repeat.
  3. 3Eight reps then rotate.
  4. 4Players are limited to two touches — one to control, one to release.

Coaching points

  • -Sharp check away before showing
  • -Open the body to see both servers
  • -First touch away from the marker
  • -First touch out of the feet into the next action
  • -Body open before the ball arrives

Common mistakes

  • -Receiving square on
  • -No movement before the pass
  • -Touch too close to the pole

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