Turns square (inside, outside, drag-back, Cruyff)
Players dribble to the edge of a square and turn back in using the turn the coach calls. Builds a toolbox of turns and the confidence to change direction under control.
Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.
Set-up
- Mark a square; every player has a ball inside it.
- Teach one turn at a time: inside hook, outside hook, drag-back, Cruyff.
Equipment: Cones, 1 ball each
How it works
- Dribble towards any edge of the square.
- Just before the line, perform the turn the coach has called and accelerate away.
- Coach changes the turn every minute; finish with 'your favourite'.
Coaching points
- Slow down into the turn, speed up out of it.
- Keep the ball close as you arrive at the line.
- Look up after the turn to find space.
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Make it easier
- Walk through each turn first
- Bigger square
Make it harder
- Weak foot only
- Turn on the coach's whistle, wherever you are
- Add two taggers
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