Game version
Turn-and-pass duo: receive with your back to the goal, turn away from a cone and pass it in. Swap with your partner and keep one pair total.
Turn and Pass It In
Receive with your back to a small goal, turn away, and pass the ball in.
By Coach Evan Waechtler Youth soccer coach (U11, Cache Valley, Utah) and founder of SSTracker Updated October 30, 2026
Set up
Stand 4 steps out from a small goal, facing away from it.
Core: A quick turn. Beat your own best out of 10.
- Ages
- 7 to 10
- Time
- 8 min
- Players
- You and a partner or parent
- Space
- Yard or field
- Bring
- Soccer ball, small goal or 2 cones, partner or parent
- Level · skill
- Beginner · Shooting
The steps
How it works
- Stand 4 steps out from a small goal, facing away from it.
- Your parent rolls you the ball.
- Turn with the inside or outside of your foot.
- Pass it into the goal with the inside of your foot. Count your goals out of 10.
Coaching point
Turn away, then pass it in.
Safety: Make sure nobody is standing near the goal, the wall or the target before you strike.
Make it fun
Play it, don't drill it
Challenge
Pick a level: Less (stand still), Core (a quick turn), More (use the weaker foot). Beat your own best out of 10.
Story
You are a spy sneaking the ball into the goal when no one is looking.
My best
Beat your own count
Beat your own best out of 10. Only your own number counts: today against last time.
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