Some soccer drills help you develop multiple areas of your soccer skills at once. The V-Turn is one of those drills. It’s a very versatile drill because it helps you develop your ball control with multiple parts of your feet. There are many different variations you can do with the V-Turn. For example, this soccer move can be used as an exercise to develop your ball control, but it can also be used as a regular turn in a game or a soccer move to beat a defender.
In this video, we go over 4 variations to this drill.
The first, the simple V-Turn, is simply a standard V-Turn.
To do this variation, stand with the ball at your feet. With one foot, push the soccer ball away from your body at a 45 degree angle. With the opposite foot, catch the ball and pull it back towards yourself. With that same foot, push the ball away from yourself at a ninety degree angle from the angle you pulled the ball back from. This motion, when done correctly, creates a “V” shape. Pull the ball back across your body with your other foot and continue in this pattern.
The second variation is the 180 V-Turn.
This drill is like the simple V-turn, but instead of doing one V-Turn in a direction, you’re going to do two. Do two V-Turns turning to your right, and two V-Turns turning to your left. You’re effectively turning 180 degrees in each direction. Please note, this is the hardest of the 4 variations (and may not be an effective soccer drill for younger players, like U8’s and U6’s), but is you stick with it and keep practicing, your body will learn the motion and you’ll get it eventually.
The third variation of the V-Turn soccer drill is the V-Turn Box
To do this drill, set up 4 cones in a square box shape. Dribble the ball around the box. Every time you reach one of the corners, do a V-turn and keep going around the box. This teaches you to do the V-Turn as an actual soccer turn, instead of just a ball control exercise.
The final variation of the V-Turn is the V-Turn soccer move
The V-Turn is actually a fairly effective soccer move. To practice this move, set up a single cone and dribble at it. Dribble slightly to the side of the cone, and when you get just a little past it, pull the ball back, do a V-Turn, and go around the other side of the cone. This is a great soccer move to get a defender to run with you, then quickly stop and change direction, helping you develop space from the defender.
This is a great soccer drill both for soccer players who want to practice their skills at home or for soccer coaches that are looking for drills for their players to do to practice their ball control skills.
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