Mastering the art of receiving
Become a ball retention expert by understanding every possible receiving scenario and solution. After taking this course you will THRIVE in any pressured environment.
Overview & course structure
Introduction
2 touch turn | Central area
2 touch turn | Wide area
3 or more touch turn | Central area
3 or more touch turn | Wide area
Keeping it safe
Knowledge review
Drills introduction
Drill 1 | 2 touch central turn
Drill 2 | 2 touch wide turn
Drill 3 | 3 touch central turn
Drill 4 | 3 touch central turn
Attacker goal side | La Croqueta
Attacker goal side | fake open up
Attacker goal side | Horizontal touch
Defender goal side | Take on
Knowledge review
Drill 1 | Attacker goal side | La croqueta
Drill 2 | Attacker goal side | Fake pass
Drill 3 | Defender goal side | fake pass
Defender online | protect & assess
Defender goal side
Knowledge review
Drill 1 | defender online
Defender goal side | Spin
Attacker goal side | cut across / spin
Knowledge review
Drill 1 | defender goal side
The overlooked core skill: You can excel at dribbling, passing, and shooting, but without mastering receiving, you risk losing possession too often, becoming a liability, which makes it near impossible to always be in the starting 11. Thrive under pressure and become an irreplaceable player, always trusted in big games.
Drills to replicate each receiving scenario with in depth coaching from myself. This helps your decision making (due to gathering the relevant cues and triggers) and the receiving technique itself as tidy as possible. Eventually becoming instinctual.
Learn how the area of the pitch you receive the ball in effects your opponents psychology, either making them press more aggressively or cautiously. Both you can use to your advantage.
Learn every single receiving skill, with exactly where and how to use them with our deep analysis leaving no stone unturned. Clarity is confidence. The more skills you know the more scenarios you can win.
Understanding how the angle of pressure affects your receiving options, either coming from: In front, side of behind.
Understand the different intentions behind receiving. Sometimes we receive to avoid pressure, other times the receive is part of a bait to fool the defender, or the receive will set up the defender to use a specific skill perfectly on them.
Small interactive quizzes at the end of each section to help you retain the information and test yourself
All of the above will help you achieve pure confidence in any area of the pitch. Becoming you teams most reliable and important player, especially in big games. You will hardly lose the ball, and you will get out of situations that seem impossible setting up more dangerous attacks
This new program i never expect it to be this good Simplifying such a complex thing in a way that can take any player to next levels
This new program i never expect it to be this good Simplifying such a complex thing in a way that can take any player to next levels
Read LessNo, we cover receiving from all possible angles and positions, as we see the same receiving skills are used in all positions. It’s important to also note that football is evolving even more, with players required to be able to play in multiple positions due to rotations. Knowing how to receive the ball not only in the positions you will find yourself in, but in others as well, will help you adapt and thrive in any situation.
No - you can skip this section if you like, however, when you see it I think you will understand the value in participating. It is very interactive with showing clips and asking you specific things about them. It’s also a great thing to keep coming back to to help retain the information.