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We are always scouring articles, books and other sources
for the best possible ways to make soccer safe and fun. If we
find something so good we can't say it better ourselves, we
utilize the resource with credits. This article was taken from:
The descriptions and
information aare provided courtesy of Jim King and
StrongSoccer.com
http://www.strongsoccer.com/Kingdrills/clipspractice.htm
http://www.decatursports.com/drills/moves.htm
Vinton County Ohio Soccer Association for
Youth
The 3 Great Fakes
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Step 1 Fakes
Pull backs.
1)
Turn with Pullback
2)
Turn Away with Pullback
Start with the ball between your feet. Bring your right foot
toward in a kicking motion, but stop with your cleats on top of
the ball. Now "pull-back" the ball by rolling your cleats
backwards to get the ball rolling behind you.Turn either clockwise
or counterclockwise to face the ball again.
If
you used your right foot to "pull-back" and you turn clockwise or
towards the pull-back leg it is a "turn-with pull-back". If
your turn is counterclockwise away from the right leg, it is a
"turn-away pull-back".
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Step 2 Fakes
1) Fake Kick Inside
2) Fake Kick Outside
Begin by dribbling forward. Touch the ball a little in front of
your feet, plant your left foot near the ball and wind up with
your right leg like you are going to shoot (or kick the ball
hard). Instead of shooting you bring your right leg down in a
"chopping" motion to cut the ball backwards across the front of
your body. It has to be a very sharp cut back towards your left
foot and maybe even in towards yourself. You may even have to hop
out of the way with your left foot. Then continue in that new
direction and do another with the left foot. This is known as the
"inside cut".
The "outside cut" begins the same, but after the fake right
kick, instead of "chopping" down of the ball, you "sweep" it away
with the outside of your right foot away from the defender. This
is a less aggressive move and actually shields the ball as well.
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Step-over 180° turns.
Step-over 180° Inside
Step-over 180° Outside
Start with the ball between your feet, as it is during your
"in-betweens". Put your weight on your left foot as you swing your
right foot up and over the ball (turning counter-clockwise
towards the left). Plant the right foot down on the left side of
the ball and step down. (This is the "step-over" part of the move
and will be used in lots of fakes and feints). Now using that
right foot as a pivot, spin (turning clockwise this time)
around with your left foot, back towards the ball. Once you have
turned a 180, take the ball with your left foot and begin to move
in the other direction.
Another slight variation is to take the ball back with the
outside of the right foot instead of using it as a pivot foot.
Here you fake the "step-over" as you turn counter-clockwise
over the ball with the right foot, just as before. Then instead of
planting that right foot, you just tap it down and then back up as
you begin to pivot back clockwise still on the left foot.
Then you take the ball with the outside of the right foot (the
step-over foot) and move back in the new direction.
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Lunge
The lunge is a very versatile move that works standing still or at
a dead run. Start dribbling the ball forwards then abruptly lunge
(take a long deep step) with your left foot, to the left of the
ball. Plant your left foot hard and take the ball back to the
right with the outside of the right foot, on the diagonal.
Accelerate.
Double lunge
Once the defenders catches on to the "lunge left - go right"
concept, they will not be fooled as often. Then it's time for an
occasional "double lunge". Here instead of lunging left and then
taking the ball to the right you lunge both directions and then
"go". So, lunge left followed by a big step (lunge) to the right
with the right foot, but then take the ball back to the left, with
the outside of the left foot.
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More Fakes
Scissors.
This is a lunge type move using an inside to outside step-over.
Start dribbling with the ball between your feet. Plant your right foot
next to the right side of the ball and swing your left leg around the
ball in a counterclockwise arc, from the inside (right side) of the
ball to the outside (left side) of the ball. This is an "inside to
outside" step-over with the left foot. Then plant that left foot down
and take the ball back to the right with the outside of the right
foot. Accelerate!
There are 2 versions of this scissor type motion. The one
described above when the step-over move goes out and around the the
front of the ball is a "front side scissors". You can
abbreviate this motion and do the step-over motion mostly behind the
ball and it is a "back side scissors". They both work well if
you don't just swing your legs around but actually try to fake the
change in direction.
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