Receiving
Back To Goal Receiving
Hold the ball up against a defender
Receiving
Attacking
Finishing
Back To Goal Receiving is a 18-minute receiving drill for 4-14 players, suitable for Under 10 to Adults at beginner, intermediate, advanced level. You need balls, cones, bibs, mini goals. Below you will find the objective, the set-up, how to run it, coaching points, common mistakes, progressions, regressions and variations.
Back to drill libraryReceiving
Attacking
Finishing
Skill Practice
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Full Squad
Youth Friendly
Adult Suitable
Goals Needed
Striker Play
Hold Up Play
Duration
18 min
Players
4-14
Pitch size
30 x 20 yards
Ability levels
Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Pitch diagram
Back To Goal Receiving — Finishing set-up — serve, receive, shoot · 30 x 20 yards
Step 1 of 4Server plays into the striker who holds off the defender.
- 1. Server plays into the striker who holds off the defender.
- 2. Striker sets to support or spins in behind to finish.
- 3. Six reps then rotate roles.
- 4. Rotation: Rotate roles.
- Cones mark the area
- Mini goal
- C = coach / server
- Ball
- Dotted arrow = rotation between repetitions
- Shooter becomes the next server
- Solid arrow = pass, thick = shot, dashed = run / dribble
Objectives
- -Hold the ball up against a defender
- -Decide between set, spin and turn
- -Link play with a supporting runner
Setup
- 1Mini goal at one end with a target zone.
- 2Server on the halfway line, striker with a defender behind.
- 3Support player wide of the server.
Coaching instructions
- 1Server plays into the striker who holds off the defender.
- 2Striker sets to support or spins in behind to finish.
- 3Six reps then rotate roles.
Coaching points
- -Arm and body between defender and ball
- -Strong base, knees bent to absorb contact
- -Feel the defender's position before deciding
- -Set pass firm into the supporting player's path
Common mistakes
- -Turning blind into the defender
- -Weak body position so the defender wins it
- -Taking too long on the ball