Skills and Tactics
Instructions on how to practice and develop all the most important individual skills for each position on the soccer field. This also includes guides for offensive and defensive gameplans.
Defensive Gameplan: The Offside Trap
The offside trap consists of defenders stepping higher up the field at the right moment, leaving attackers in an offside position just before their teammates pick out a pass to them. Properly executed, the offside trap allows defenders to win the ball back without having to make so much as a tackle.
The offside trap consists of defenders stepping higher up the field at the right moment, leaving attackers in an offside position just before their teammates pick out a pass to them. Properly executed, the offside trap allows defenders to win the ball back without having to make so much as a tackle.
The First Touch
The first touch is arguably the most important skill in soccer. Without a good one, you won’t ever have the opportunities to use your other skills because a defender will have already closed in. While these tips won’t necessarily turn you into Cristiano Ronaldo, they will tell you what you should be looking to do every time the ball comes to you.
The first touch is arguably the most important skill in soccer. Without a good one, you won’t ever have the opportunities to use your other skills because a defender will have already closed in. While these tips won’t necessarily turn you into Cristiano Ronaldo, they will tell you what you should be looking to do every time the ball comes to you.
The BBC's Soccer Skills Page
A guide to soccer skills by the folks at the BBC.
A guide to soccer skills by the folks at the BBC.
Soccer Formations
A quick guide to the most popular formations on the field, with a list of pros and cons and teams that have successfully implemented them.
A quick guide to the most popular formations on the field, with a list of pros and cons and teams that have successfully implemented them.
Soccer Drills
A guide to some basic soccer drills to help improve ball control and confidence, two cornerstones of the game.
A guide to some basic soccer drills to help improve ball control and confidence, two cornerstones of the game.