CONTROL
SHOOTING
PASSING
DRIBBLING
TURNING
HEADING
CREATE SPACE
INDIVIDUAL DEFENDING
SUPPORT PLAY
GOALKEEPING
CROSSING
TACKLING
THE THROW IN
ATTACKING SET PLAYS
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THE FREE KICK
TURNING
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TURNING AND SHOOTING ON THE TURN

To bring a competitive element into turning practice, players can be encouraged to shoot at a target - offering them an incentive for good close control.

Practice 1 (Diagram 1)

A group of 6 players 3 A's and 3 B's. The A's have 3 men lined up as in diagram 1, off the pitch but the leading player in possession of the football.

The B's have 2 players at the opposite end, with the third player acting as goalkeeper in between the posts in the centre of the area.

Area is 40 metres long, 15 metres wide

2 cones placed in both halves of the pitch around 5 metres from the end line certainly no more than 10 metres.

THIS ENSURES A REASONABLE SHOOTING DISTANCE FOR EACH PLAYER, AND ALSO MAKES HIM AWARE OF A SHORT TURNING SPACE AS HE SETS OFF FROM THE STARTING POINT.

Practice

(B1) moves into goal

(A1) has to set off and turn (maintaining a tight control of the ball) around a cone in one direction, and then on to the other cone turning in the opposite direction. So if he turns clockwise round the first cone he must turn anticlockwise around the second cone.

THIS GIVES THE PRACTICE OF THE USE OF BOTH THE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE FOOT, AND COACHES SHOULD TRY AND MAKE PLAYERS USE BOTH FEET.

After completing the turn around the second cone (A1) must then shoot at the goal where (B1) will try and save.

That completed, (A1) becomes the goalkeeper, (B1) joins the back of the line of his team, and (B2) will then continue with the practice from the opposite end, turning round the cones and then shooting at the goal now occupied by (A1).

A key issue is - AS SOON AS A PLAYER SHOOTS THEN THE NEXT PLAYER AT THE OPPOSITE END CAN SET OFF.

THIS ENSURES THE PRACTICE MOVES QUICKLY AND THAT AS SOON AS HE SHOOTS A PLAYER MUST REACT QUICKLY AND GET INTO GOAL.

COACHES CAN MAKE IT COMPETITIVE, ONCE THE PLAYERS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO THE PRACTICE.

i.e. the first team to score 6 goals wins

Other points to note

Good control of the ball at all times

Use of both feet

Shooting players must follow up their goal attempts, in case the goalkeeper parries the ball - if so they get a second chance

Coaches must ensure good practice - performed at the sharpest level by the players involved.