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Receive and turn off the wall

Pass to the wall, let it come back, and turn with your first touch to dribble away to a cone. The half-turn every midfielder needs.

U9 to adultAges
1 (or with a parent)Players
8 x 5 mArea
2 to 5 minsTime

Your assistant coach: turn this drill into a full session, plan the weeks around it and tell me how it went.

โž• Put it in tonight's session๐Ÿ—“ Build my season around itโœ๏ธ Make my own version

Set-up

  • Find a solid wall or a rebounder, with space in front.
  • Clear the space of anything breakable, and have an adult nearby for younger players.

Equipment: A ball, a wall and a cone

How it works

  1. Pass to the wall from 4 metres.
  2. As it comes back, turn with your first touch, half side-on.
  3. Dribble to a cone behind you, then come back and repeat.

Coaching points

  • Side-on body shape.
  • Receive on your back foot.
  • Turn and look forward with the first touch.

Three levels

  • Easy: 6 turns
  • Harder: 12 turns
  • Hardest: 16 turns, both ways

Remember: Side-on, receive, turn

Good for these positions

Defensive midfielder (number 6)Central midfielder (number 8)Box-to-box midfielderAttacking midfielder (number 10)Striker (number 9)False 9

Make it easier

  • Two touches to turn.

Make it harder

  • Parent calls 'turn' or 'pass' as the ball comes back.

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