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Receive Across the Body

U11–U12 · 60-minute practice

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10:00

Rest and transitions are included in each activity. Pause for additional breaks.

Next: Back foot receive

See the ball and the next space.

Begin at walking pace in the numbered stations. Stand half-turned between a ball and a target line; show that both can be seen without spinning around. Share the ball when needed; an observer watches the same decision and takes a ball turn on the next assigned round.

s21-arrival28 × 34 m clear area with a 2 m perimeter buffer. 4 numbered stations, 8 numbered player slots, 4 balls and 12 cones. Each station shares one ball and rotates roles; dashed arrow shows an example travel or pass route. Focus: Receive with an open body shape for a forward action. Diagram shows starting positions, not fixed player locations. Three steps show receive turn using the first round's numbered players. Solid gold routes show the ball; dashed pale routes show player movement; dotted blue routes show a shadow or defender. Routes stay inside each numbered station. 1. Check the next space: Look away from the ball before it arrives. 2. Receive across the body: Guide the first touch toward the open side. 3. Turn and connect: Look up before the next ground pass.Station 1Station 2Station 3Station 41526374828 × 34 m · 2 m perimeter bufferNumbered circle: player · small dot: ball · triangle: cone · dashed arrow: route1. Check the next spacecornercornercornercornergategategategategategategategateStation 1: To #5: ground pass after the checkStation 2: To #6: ground pass after the checkStation 3: To #7: ground pass after the checkStation 4: To #8: ground pass after the check15263748Ball 1Ball 2Ball 3Ball 4Look away from the ball beforeit arrives.2. Receive across the bodycornercornercornercornergategategategategategategategateStation 1: #5: first touch toward the open sideStation 1: #5: keep the ball closeStation 2: #6: first touch toward the open sideStation 2: #6: keep the ball closeStation 3: #7: first touch toward the open sideStation 3: #7: keep the ball closeStation 4: #8: first touch toward the open sideStation 4: #8: keep the ball close15263748Ball 1Ball 2Ball 3Ball 4Guide the first touch towardthe open side.3. Turn and connectcornercornercornercornergategategategategategategategateStation 1: #1: offer the next angleStation 1: To #1: connect after the turnStation 2: #2: offer the next angleStation 2: To #2: connect after the turnStation 3: #3: offer the next angleStation 3: To #3: connect after the turnStation 4: #4: offer the next angleStation 4: To #4: connect after the turn15263748Ball 1Ball 2Ball 3Ball 4Look up before the next groundpass.Solid gold: ball · dashed pale: player · dotted blue: shadow / defender

Player arrivals and departures

Use anonymous numbers from 1 to 99. Changes take effect before an activity begins; each activity needs 4–16 players.

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