Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Half-Turn Receive

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★★☆☆☆ Age 7+ both feet Level 2 · Turns

You turn before the ball even gets to you. Then your first touch is already facing the right way.

Study holds every step and names it. Flow runs them together at speed. Space bar plays and pauses; arrow keys step one frame.

  1. 1

    SCANLook over your shoulder before the ball comes.

  2. 2

    OPENTurn your body side-on, not square.

  3. 3

    BACK FOOTTake the ball with your back foot.

  4. 4

    INSIDEYour first touch goes forward, not back.

The five pictures from the book

Wait for a pass with someone behind you.

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1. Look over your shoulder before the ball comes.
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2. Turn your body side-on, not square.
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3. Take the ball with your back foot.
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4. Your first touch goes forward, not back.

Practise it — Look first

20 passes. Look over your shoulder every time.

Coach says

Turn before the ball, not after.

Watch out

  • Standing square, so you have to turn afterwards.
  • Taking it with the near foot and getting stuck.

Parts of the boot you use

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