SECTION C DRIBBLING DRILLS - Outside or Backfoot Turns

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Objectives

The objective is to improve the player's first touch when receiving the ball with their back to a defender by using the outside of the foot to protect the ball.

Setup

Seven or more players in an area of 30 x 20 yards plus cones.

Coaching points

Player 1 starts by passing to player 2, 2 turns with the ball to face player 3 and passes the ball to him.   Player 3 turns to face player 4 and passes the ball to him.   Player 4 passes to player 5 who repeats the sequence passing to player 6.   All players follow their passes and the practice continues by repetition.

Use markers to help keep the shape of the drill.

Particular attention must be paid to the technique of the turns.   Players must check away before coming short to receive the pass; open the body on the half turn and perform the turn with the inside of the right foot (the left foot if practising in the opposite direction).

Ensure that the players keep their turns as "tight" as possible using as little time and space as possible.
The same practice can be used to perform a turn with the outside of the foot, in which case the technique differs as follows: the receiving player steps outside the line of the pass and by using the outside of the foot rolls the ball to the next receiving player.   This means that in both techniques all the player's weight is on the non-kicking foot.