Turning the ball is a basic skill that can help players create space to pass, change the direction of play or lose a defender. Learning basic turns will impress players and their friends and make great homework assignments.
The following
resources demonstrate easy ball turning techniques:
Teaching Players How to Think on the Field
Winning games vs. developing young players. How can we do both? In soccer, players need to think in the moment and make quick decisions.
Coaches can set players up so that they learn to solve problems and think on the field.
Here are some srategies:
Studies have shown that outstanding soccer players make as many as 10 decisions per minute of a match.
The NSCAA has designed a series of quizzes for coaches and players to help develop their situational awareness and decision-making skills.
Are you up for the challenge? Each situation will be presented as a diagram, and you
will have 20 seconds to make the correct tactical decision.
Take the NSCAA.com's series of 16 Tactical Soccer Situations Tests.
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Turning the ball is a basic skill that can help players create space to pass, change the direction of play or lose a defender. Learning basic turns will impress players and their friends and make great homework assignments.
Winning games vs. developing young players. How can we do both? 
