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Soccer: Step over drag turn - Stage 5 (3 man rotation)

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In this practice the players split into groups of 3. The player in the middle has to practice the the skill of step over turn before passing on the ball .

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The player receives the ball with their kicking foot then step over the ball with the other foot that will drag the ball round to the other direction.

  • in this case the right foot steps over and then drags the ball with the outside of the foot to change direction.
    The player then turns and passes the ball.

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    Step over drag turn - Stage 5 (3 man rotation) | Technique video

    Step over drag turn - Stage 5 (3 man rotation):

    The middle player performs a step over turn before passing on the ball.

    The player receives the ball with their kicking foot, steps over the ball with their other foot. It is with this step-over foot that the player drags the ball round to the other direction.

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    Step over drag turn - Stage 2 | Technique video

    Step over drag turn - Stage 2:

    In this stage add the drag back of the ball.

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    Step over drag turn - Stage 4 | Technique video

    Step over drag turn - Stage 4:

    In pairs pass the ball to the player who receives the ball with his first touch to play the ball away from a imaginary defender (towards 12 o'clock)

    then steps over the ball and drags the ball towards the opposite direction (7 o'clock)

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    Step over drag turn - Stage 1 | Technique video

    Step over drag turn - Stage 1:

    This is the first stage of a sequence of practices for the player to learn a skill with the step over as part of it.
    The player moves on the spot (happy feet) with a ball in front of them on a whistle or command they step over the ball and return to happy feet

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