Set up
- Warm up for 3 minutes: a few of each turn, slowly.
- Put a marker in the middle of your space.
Garden, park.
How to play
- Marker in the middle: dribble to it, turn, and burst away 5 giant steps fast.
- Two markers: dribble between two markers 6 giant steps apart, turning at each one. 2 minutes.
- Surprise turn: a grown-up points left or right just before the marker. Turn that way. 2 minutes.
- Mix it up: use a different turn at each marker (drag-back, chop, Cruyff). 2 minutes.
Make it easier
Make it harder
- Turn plus skill: after the turn, add a side-to-side before bursting away.
- Time the turns: time 5 turns-and-bursts, then beat your own time.
- Both directions: make sure you can turn to the left and the right.
Three things to say
- Slow into the turn, fast out of it.
- Both directions.
Colts habit
Work hard: little and often beats one long go.
Both feet
Do a round with the practice foot only.
Heads up
Look up between touches.
For your birth year
Pick a birth year to show the tweak for that group.
- 2016 to 2017
- Marker in the middle: 10 turns.
- 2018 to 2019
- Marker in the middle: 6 turns.
Safety: Pick a clear, flat space, look out for traffic and hazards, and stop if anything hurts. Soft ball indoors.
My best
Time for 5 turns-and-bursts. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with your own earlier go, never with anyone else. Saved on this device only.