Football
- Do you want to make football games much easier and more fun?
- Do you want to make it harder for your opponents to tackle you?
- Do you want more time and space to decide what to do with the ball?
If you learn to control the ball well, you'll be able to control the ball quickly. So you'll be quicker to bring your head up to look around and decide what to do with the ball. This gives you more time and space because your opponents will have less time to 'close you down'*. When you have more time and space, you'll be able to pass more accurately to your teammates. And when your teammates know you make good passes, they'll pass to you more often. Once you master how to control the ball, football becomes much easier and more fun to play!
* To close somebody down means to get really close where you can tackle a person or stop their pass.
The 4 S's
With all the action on the pitch it's easy to forget the correct things to do. So just remember the 4 S's and you're guaranteed to have a better game.
- Shuffle - move left and right to get in line with the ball when you are receiving a pass
- Soft feet - cushion the ball especially when the ball is passed hard at you
- Space - find space so you are open to receive a pass - you just need to move a short way quickly
- Shout - call for the ball when you are in space! Eg To your right!