Soccer IQ notes chapter 1-7

Question 1

If you can do it in 2 touches, don’t,,,?

Answer 1

Don’t take 3 touches

Question 2

How can you speed up the game?

Answer 2

The less touches the faster

Question 3

Why is slow play bad?

Answer 3

It gives energy for the other team, its kinda like a break for them.

Question 4

What does slow play allow the opponent to do?

Answer 4

It allows them to get organized.

Question 5

What does slow play lead to?

Answer 5

It leads to turnovers.

Question 6

Slow play loses games true or false?

Answer 6

yup

Question 7

What is one thing no one is faster than?

Answer 7

No one is faster than the ball

Question 8

Whats better, fast or slow?

Answer 8

Fast

Question 9

Where do you want to play?

Answer 9

Play from a spot.

Question 10

When you got the ball, and you are attacking, what do you do?

Answer 10

Control the ball with NO fear, like a running back in the NFL.

Question 11

What is something important you team should know about passing?

Answer 11

Tika-Taka

Question 12

You see a ball coming towards you from a pass, what should you?

Answer 12

Run towards it to make things go faster. Go to the ball, don’t make the ball go to you.

Question 13

1v1 situation, is it a good idea to dribble towards the defender?

Answer 13

Not really, your doing half of the defender’s job by getting close to you, don’t bring ball close to defenders, stop making their life easier.

Question 14

Keep the ball….?

Answer 14

Close to you at ALL times.

Question 15

You got the ball, defenders are looking at you? What do you do?

Answer 15

Make them think your gonna pass instead of dribble.

Question 16

What are two things you want defenders to struggle on?

Answer 16

Your passes and dribbles.

Question 17

Your attacking, your dribbling, what do you want to do with defenders?

Answer 17

Make them move their body, making it difficult for them to defend you. Make them into a awkward position.

Question 18

How do you wanna talk to your teammate with the ball like?

Answer 18

Talk to them as if they are blindfolded.

Question 19

NEVER ask for a what?

Answer 19

Never ask for a impossible pass.

Question 20

What should you ask before passing the ball to a teammate?

Answer 20

Ask yourself “How do I expect him to do that, how do I expect him to receive the ball?”

Question 21

Constantly look for what?

Answer 21

Passing angles.

Question 22

If you want the ball, what do you do?

Answer 22

Work to receive the ball.

Question 23

What do you wanna be?

Answer 23

Be unexpecting

Question 24

What do you wanna make your team do?

Answer 24

Make you and your team create useful options to teammate on the ball.

Question 25

Theres nothing faster than...?

Answer 25

Nothing is faster than one touch passing

Question 26

Ask yourself before passing...

Answer 26

"if I was him, and I wanted to play with one touch where would I want my teammate be?"

Question 27

When your trying to receive the ball don't..

Answer 27

Don't hide behind opponent.

Question 28

Make your teammates life easy as hell. True or false?

Answer 28

yea

Question 29

When boutta get received ball, what should you ask yourself?

Answer 29

Which foot will help me escape pressure? Which foot will help me advance the ball? Which foot will set up my next?

Question 30

Its your first touch, what do you not wanna do?

Answer 30

Don't take it into pressure

Question 31

You got the ball and your dribbling. A defender is chasing you, what do you do?

Answer 31

Put your body between his.

Question 32

NEVER pretend you have space

Answer 32

ye

Question 33

When your about to pass the ball to a teammate how do you want it to be?

Answer 33

Make it a pass you wanna love to receive.

Question 34

When you start giving me good angles.....

Answer 34

Ill start giving you good passes

Question 35

What is one thing you don't wanna do when passing?

Answer 35

Passing to teammate weak foot.

Question 36

What is wrong with passing on the ground near defenders?

Answer 36

Defenders can stick out a toe and deflect the ball away.

Question 37

Defenders are near you and you see a open teammate behind him, what do you do?

Answer 37

Lift your pass about 12 inches to avoid deflection,