Soccer Receiving and Turning Drills

The first touch in soccer is often the most crucial touch when receiving a ball. How you receive a ball will often determine your faith and will most definitely dictate the direction of your attack.

Assure players receive the ball with the proper surface of the foot or body to put the ball in the most suitable space. A touch played in the wrong direction often denies a forward attacking pass and will put the receiving player in a lousy situation.

When teaching receiving, make a note of positive or negative touch. A positive touch allows the player to keep possession while advancing the ball to the attacking team's goal, where a negative touch will not allow the player to advance and often requires a pass towards the player's own goal.

Purpose of Soccer Receiving and Turning Drills

• Allows a team to stay in posession of the ball.
• The first-touch puts players in attacking opportunity.
• Allows players to maintain posession.
• Allows players advancing towards your attacking goal.

Soccer Receiving and Turning Drills Requires

• Players to be confortable with the ball.
• Players must be able to control both flighted and ground balls.
• Soccer players must be able to command the ball and receive the ball into the required open space.

Browse the Latest Soccer Receiving and Turning Drills

Hot-Box Passing and Receiving Drill

Chris Johnson 129,511 Views Rating 3.29 (17 Reviews)

This passing and receiving soccer drill focuses on small group passing and receiving.

Inside of the Foot Passing Warm-up

Chris Johnson 125,879 Views Rating 3.37 (19 Reviews)

This warm-up drill focuses on passing with the inside of the foot.

6 vs 4 Team Training Numbers

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This 6 vs 4 team training drill focuses on passing and team play. The 6v4 soccer game is great finish to a passing training session.

7v7 Scrimmage

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It's always good to finishing a soccer training session with a 7 vs. 7 scrimmage to focus on team play.

Shooting Agility Drill

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This soccer shooting drill will focus on passing combination along with agility.

Center Mid Passing Combination 1

Chris Johnson 310,352 Views Rating 3.6 (256 Reviews)

This is a great combination passing drill that will help focus on combination play and playing diagonal balls.

Center Mid Passing Combination 2

Chris Johnson 214,619 Views Rating 3.76 (141 Reviews)

This is a great combination passing drill that will help focus on center mid play and playing diagonal balls in the direction they are facing.

Triangle Combination Passing Drill

Chris Johnson 178,532 Views Rating 3.51 (118 Reviews)

This is a passing drill that focuses on combination play in a small area.

Line Passing Overlap Warm-up

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This passing and overlapping warm-up soccer drill will help perfect the introduction of overlapping runs.

Three Person Passing Combination

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This passing combination drill will help perfect passing and combination play and improving player’s fitness level.