Skills, Techniques And Tactics by Cole Redfern

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Shot at goal

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Dribbling

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Kick ups

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Control the football with top of foot

Counter Attacking

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Counter attacking is where a team will sit back as a group and defend the attack from the opposition whereas when they win the ball back they will be fast and direct with the ball aiming to create a scoring opportunity before the opposing team are able to react and get back in time. The key elements is sitting back and being comfortable with the other team having the ball and then being comfortable enough when attaching that they can create a chance on goal

Gegenpress in football

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The Gegenpress is a tactic in football which Jurgen Klopp is often credited with pioneering the resurgence of this in modern football. Gegenpress is where a couple of the players quickly press one player and cut of passing in attempts to win the ball back. As they are doing this, other members of the team will begin to move up the pitch however this is risky as if the player getting pressed has the technical ability to get away from the players this will leave 3/4 players out of position which can lead to the opposition attacking but if the press is successful then the team winning the ball back can proceed to attack the opposition.

Discrete

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Discrete skills have a definite beginning and end. In order for this skill to be repeated it must start again. An example of this skill is the swing of a golf club or a hockey stick.

Serial

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Serial skills are where a number of discrete skills are put together to form a whole action. These skills usually have a set order in which they are performed. For example triple jump which you put multiple jumps with running to build up momentum to jump as far as possible

Continuous

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Continuous skills do not have a clear start and finish. The end of one cycle is the beginning of the next. The movement skill usually has to be repeated several times to be meaningful. An example of a continuous skill is swimming and running as you do the same movement more than once.

Heading the ball

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Have eyes on the ball and anticipate where the ball is moving and where you need to be to make contact with the ball. When the ball is coming towards you always have eyes on the ball so that you know when you are going to make contact with the ball. If you need to jump to make contact then you should use your knees when jumping as this will increase the heights you will reach leading to winning the header against the opposition. When making contact with the ball use your forehead as this will make the firmest contact with the ball and use your neck muscles and you can generate a lot of power from this. If you are defending use direction to get the ball away from the goal and if you are attacking use direction to aim for the goal.

Volley

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Step 1 of volleying the ball is finding where the ball is and anticipate where it is going to end up so you are in a good position to make contact with the ball. Step 2 of volleying the ball in football is movement so that you are in a great area when striking the ball. Step 3 is sorting your feet out in a position where your non preferred foot is planted on the floor and your strong foot is swung back to make contact with the ball. The final step is to swing your leg to make firm contact with the ball and follow through so you make a stable finish. If you are going for a powerful strike on goal then aim to strike the ball with your laces as this will generate a lot of power going towards the goal whereas if you are performing a volley to pass the ball to a teammate then use the side of the foot as this will give a lot more accuracy.

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