Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Push and Burst

The Straight-Line Beat

★★★☆☆ Age 9+ both feet Level 4 · Signature Moves

The simplest skill in this chapter. Push it past them at an angle and win the race.

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

    ANGLERun at their shoulder, not straight at them.

  2. 2

    OUTSIDEPush it past them with your little-toe side.

  3. 3

    BURSTFirst three steps as hard as you can.

  4. 4

    SPRINTGet there first.

The five pictures from the book

Running at someone with grass behind them.

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1. Run at their shoulder, not straight at them.
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2. Push it past them with your little-toe side.
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3. First three steps as hard as you can.
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4. Get there first.

Practise it — Angle race

8 races past a friend.

Coach says

Angle, push, go. No trick needed.

Watch out

  • Running straight at them, so there is no side to beat.
  • A push so big the goalkeeper gets it.

Parts of the boot you use

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