Basic Skills in Football

Question 1

__ the ball in football is essential. It allows the player to keep possession of the ball while moving either toward the opponent’s end of the field or to create space to either shoot or make a pass.

Answer 1

Dribbling

Question 2

can help a player with his ball control, coordination and can help to improve their reactions.

Answer 2

Juggling

Question 3

A good __ team in football can keep possession of the ball and move it down the field. In many ways, __ is just as important as shooting for your team to score a goal.

Answer 3

• passing
• passing

Question 4

__ football with your feet is an important skill in football. A pass is only as good as the player’s ability to __ the pass and keep the play going.

Answer 4

• Receiving
• receive

Question 5

Learning to __ the football is one of the most important skills a player will need. The two most important skills when __ are power and accuracy.

Answer 5

• shoot
• shooting

Question 6

Basic skills in football/soccer (5)

Answer 6

1. dribbling
2. juggling
3. passing
4. receiving
5. shooting

Question 7

Advanced skills in football/soccer (6)

Answer 7

1. Step overs
2. Cruyff Turn
3. Ronaldo Chop
4. Chest trap
5. Inside Foot Receive
6. Upper Foot Receive

Question 8

The __ __ (also known as the __, the __, or the __) is a dribbling move, or feint, in football, used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction they do not intend to move in.

Answer 8

• step over
• pedalada
• denílson
• scissors

Question 9

The __ __ is an evasive football move or dribbling named after Dutch player __ __. In the 24th minute of the game against Sweden in the group stage of the 1974 World Cup, while he had control of the ball in an attacking position but was facing his own goal and being guarded tightly by Swedish defender Jan Olsson, he feigned a pass before dragging the ball behind his standing leg, turning 180 degrees, and accelerating away. With its simplicity, effectiveness and unpredictability, it remains one of the most commonly used dribbling moves in modern football.

Answer 9

• Cruyff Turn
• Johan Cruyff

Question 10

The __ __, named for soccer star __ __ who pioneered the move, is an advanced trick you can use while dribbling down the field. It lets you quickly change directions, leaving defenders going the wrong way and giving you space to keep up your attack.

Answer 10

• Ronaldo Chop
• Cristiano Ronaldo

Question 11

The __ __ is designed to slow the ball and guide the ball down the body to a controlled stop at the foot. It is not some sort of chest “pass,” in which a player moves the ball to the ground in front of him with his chest and starts to dribble.

Answer 11

chest trap

Question 12

This technique of controlling the ball is used to control the ball as it lands to a player from a lob pass from another player.

Answer 12

Inside Foot Receive

Question 13

just like inside foot receive this technique is also used to control the ball from a lob pass. It is important to have a good first touch in order to progress the teamplay fluidly.

Answer 13

Upper Foot Receive