Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Turn and Shield

Roll Away From Pressure

★★☆☆☆ Age 7+ both feet Level 2 · Turns

When you cannot turn, you keep the ball instead. Your body is a wall between them and the ball.

Study holds every step and names it. Flow runs them together at speed. Space bar plays and pauses; arrow keys step one frame.

  1. 1

    SINKBend your knees and get low and wide.

  2. 2

    ARMPut your arm out to feel where they are.

  3. 3

    SOLERoll the ball to your far foot with your sole.

  4. 4

    PASS OR GONow pass it, or turn out the other side.

The five pictures from the book

Ball at your feet, someone right behind you.

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1. Bend your knees and get low and wide.
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2. Put your arm out to feel where they are.
7 SOLE
3. Roll the ball to your far foot with your sole.
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4. Now pass it, or turn out the other side.

Practise it — Ten seconds

Keep the ball for 10 seconds with a friend behind you.

Coach says

Be wide. The ball goes on the far side.

Watch out

  • Standing tall and getting pushed off.
  • Keeping the ball on the side they can reach.

Parts of the boot you use

SOLE