Turning Drills
These exercises are designed to improve your player’s turning ability.
Turn and Attack
Turn and Attack

This drill focuses on players receiving the ball, turning, and attacking toward goal.
Football Tig

A game-based drill where players must evade defenders using turning techniques while maintaining possession.
Receive, Protect, and Finish
Receive, Protect, and Finish

Players practice receiving the ball under pressure, protecting it with their body, and finishing at goal.
4 Ball Technical Exercise
4 Ball Technical Exercise

A technical exercise using four balls to develop turning skills and ball control in different directions.

Progression of the 4 ball exercise showing movement patterns and turning techniques.
Change of Direction and Burst Away
Change of Direction and Burst Away

Drill focusing on rapid changes of direction followed by explosive acceleration.

Advanced progression showing multiple direction changes and burst patterns.
Content extracted from Kevin’s “How To Coach Technique” course Multiple practical drills with visual diagrams for developing turning techniques