Controlling and Turning with the ball
| There will be many times during the course of a game when you will receive a ball in space. Since it is the object of the team in possession to attack, you want to play the ball forward as quickly as possible. If you receive the ball with your back to an opponent's goal when in space it will in effect reduce your vision for forward passes and also take more touches to get the ball in forward positions. It is much more efficient when in space to control the ball on a "half turned" position with your body positioned sideways to the goal. This will in turn increase your overall vision and needs fewer touches to play forward balls. |
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| Practice |
| From the "base-line" between the two cones, strike the ball firmly off the wall along the ground. Move forward towards the ball and control the ball using a "half turned" position. After controlling the ball, dribble around the forward cone and repeat practice. |
| What You Need to Know |
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Move forward into the flight of the ball.
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Position your body "sideways" when receiving the ball.
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Control the ball with the inside of the foot and withdraw on impact.
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Spin on your back foot and turn with the ball facing forward.
- Once turned, practice getting your head up and looking around to see passing, shooting and dribbling
options as you would do in a game.
