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Turning and Shooting Box

Dribble to the end of the square, turn, dribble back, turn again and shoot.

Practice 13 min 4 to 8 players Half pitch 2016 to 2018

Shooting and Scoring Me and My Ball Work hard

At a glance

  • An 8 by 8 m square of cones, 10 m from goal. A pair at the near end of the square on each side, a ball each.
  • Dribble to the far end of the square, turn any way you like, dribble back, turn again and shoot.
  • Your partner goes when you shoot. Fetch your ball and go back to your side.
  • Progress 1: The coach calls the turn (drag-back, inside chop, Cruyff) and changes it every minute.
  • Progress 2: A keeper, the coach or a child who'd like a go. Shots from 6 m and below the knee (2016s and 2017s: 8 m, below the waist).

If it's not working: Turn once, not twice: up the square, turn, then shoot.

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An 8 by 8 m cone square about 10 m from goal, with a pair at the near end on each side, a ball each. Dribble up your side of the square to the far cone, turn any way you like, dribble back to the near cone, turn again and shoot. Your partner goes when you shoot. Fetch your ball and go back to your side.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips and age tweaks

Set up

  • Set up an 8 by 8 m dribbling square of cones, 10 m from the goal.
  • A pair at the near end of the square on each side, a ball each.

Cones, balls, bibs and a goal. An 8 by 8 m dribbling square set 10 m from the goal. Two pairs. With more players, set up a second square and goal.

How to play

  • The first player from each side dribbles to the far end of the square, turns, dribbles back, turns again and shoots.
  • Your partner starts when you shoot. Use any turns you like.

Keeping everyone moving

Two squares and two goals with more than 4, so groups are pairs.

Make it easier

  • Turn once, not twice: up the square, turn, then shoot.
  • Set the square about 6 m from goal for a shorter shot.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. The coach calls the turn (drag-back, inside chop, Cruyff) and changes it every minute.
  2. A keeper in goal, the coach or a child who would like a go. Shots from 6 m and below the knee (2016s and 2017s: 8 m, below the waist).

Three things to say

  • Make the turn big and sharp.
  • Speed up after you turn.
  • Head over the ball, hit the target.

Colts habit

Work hard: two full-speed turns every run.

Both feet

Turn with the practice foot.

Heads up

Look at the goal out of the last turn.

The Colts change: Two squares and two goals with more than 4, so groups are pairs.

Safety: If a keeper is used, follow the academy keeper safety rules for the age group.

Keeping score: Your goals in a round.