Turns circuit: inside, outside and drag-back

Setup

1. Set up lanes 10 m long and 5 m apart, each with a start cone and a turn cone.
2. Two or three players per lane, each with a ball, at the start cone.

How it runs

1. The coach calls a turn. The first player dribbles to the turn cone, does the turn and dribbles back.
2. The turns: inside hook (inside of the foot), outside hook (outside of the foot), drag-back (sole pulls it back).
3. When a player is back, the next one goes. Do each turn 4 or 5 times, with each foot.
4. Finish with a race - any turn you like, first lane done wins.

Coaching points

• Slow down just before the cone so the ball is close when you turn.
• Take the ball with you as you turn, keeping it within a step.
• After the turn, speed away - slow in, fast out.

Common mistakes

• Arriving too fast so the ball runs past the cone.
• Running around the ball instead of turning it with you.