Football · First touch · Passing & receiving · Scanning

Receive on the half-turn

Receive across the body and play forward through a gate in one movement.

S1S2M
Start / 5
Time
12 min
Players
6–10
Age
U10+
Area
25 × 15 m
Equipment
6 cones4 balls

Setup

  1. Two servers face each other 25 m apart, each with a ball.
  2. A middle player stands between them, next to a 2 m cone gate on each side.
  3. Queue the rest of the group behind the middle player.

How it runs

  1. A server passes into the middle player, who opens up and plays out through a gate to the far server.
  2. The middle player turns and receives from the other server.
  3. Swap the middle player every 60 seconds.

Coaching points

  • Check your shoulder before the ball comes.
  • Stand side-on so you can see both servers.
  • First touch across your body, into the space beside you.

Common mistakes

  • Receiving square-on, so the first touch stops the ball dead.
  • Touching the ball back towards the server.

Say it: “Check, open up, play forward.”

Make it harder

  • Add a passive defender behind the middle player.
  • The server calls which gate just before the pass.

Make it easier

  • Middle player can take three touches.
  • Servers roll the ball instead of passing.

Pairs well with

Reviewed by the Sportdify coaching team.