Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Big-Small Touch

Long-Short

★★☆☆☆ Age 7+ both feet Level 3 · Beat the Defender

One big touch makes them turn and run. Then a tiny touch stops, and they cannot.

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

    BIGPush the ball a long way forward.

  2. 2

    SMALLNow take a tiny one and slow right down.

  3. 3

    HE OVERRUNSThey keep running. They cannot stop.

  4. 4

    OUTSIDETake it the other way with your little-toe edge.

The five pictures from the book

Space in front of you, someone running back at your side.

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1. Push the ball a long way forward.
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2. Now take a tiny one and slow right down.
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3. They keep running. They cannot stop.
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4. Take it the other way with your little-toe edge.

Practise it — Long-short

Dribble 20 metres. 3 long-shorts on the way.

Coach says

Long, then short. Change the speed, not the way.

Watch out

  • Both touches the same size.
  • Not slowing down enough on the small one.

Parts of the boot you use

OUTSIDE