EXPERT SESSIONS AND ADVICE FOR GRASSROOTS SOCCER COACHES
Every player should have at least three turns in their locker. These turning soccer drills will help you coach your players to be comfortable executing a number of different types of turn.
This soccer skill will mean your team keeps possession for longer, your players have more time on the ball, and you score more goals.
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For improving players, turning with the ball while keeping it under control is an important development phase. Key to this are practising different turning techniques and developing spatial awareness (knowing when and where to turn). Here are five great drills and activities that will help your players keep control when they are turning with the ball.... MORE
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The Hook Turn is a great attacking skill. Watch the video THE HOOK TURN which will teach your players how to do it and this activity will help them to practise MORE
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This is a great skill for attacking the penalty area with defenders alongside or in front and a change of direction is needed. Think Eden Hazard at Chelsea. Watch the video from Coerver Coaching’s ‘Make Your Move’ DVD MORE
Turning with the ball is a skill in itself but there should be an end product which is created by turning with the ball – in this case the players turns and finishes by shooting MORE
In matches there are all sorts of situations that face a player – 1v1, 2v2, 3v3 and so on. You need your attacking players to take advantage of these situations to win the ball and fire a shot at goal. MORE
Lots of coaching points in this fun game – awareness, reactions, change of direction, explosive speed, twisting, turning and screening. MORE
Got good acting skills? You'll need them in this fun game that focuses on turning with the ball under close control. MORE
A stop-turn allows your players to send opponents the wrong way by changing direction quickly and will give them more time on the ball to make a killer pass. MORE
Named after the legendary 1970s Holland international Johan Cruyff, this turn is ideal for losing a defender and creating space in a tight situation. MORE
This is a great turn to use when there isn’t a lot of space to work in. MORE
This session is designed to improve your players’ ability to receive the ball while under pressure and then be able to use disguise in order to turn away from the opponent while retaining possession. MORE
Learning to turn with the ball is a key skill your players need to develop because it will help them get away from defenders or open up attacking avenues. MORE
This session will help you teach your players how to improve their ability to receive the ball while under tight pressure and be able to use disguise to turn away from the opponent without the danger of losing possession. MORE
This session is designed to improve the ability to receive the ball under pressure and to twist and turn away from the defender in order to pass/dribble forward. MORE
In this session the player controlling the ball turns, swinging his body around ready to take a route towards the goal i.e. away from the defender, who will struggle to make a challenge if the control and turn is made skilfully enough. MORE
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How often do you see players run in straight lines? Very rarely, there's always an opponent in the way. This means ball manipulation is vital for players moving with the ball. If they cannot turn, they will very likely lose the ball. MORE
