Re: How to incorporate footskills into games?

guest — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:08:00 GMT

Thanks for the reply, Unity. That's good advice -- much appreciated. I'd love to hear more, if you have the time.

It took a month of the fall season before it finally hit us, and we realized part of what's going on ... she had played all summer with a defender's mentality -- get the ball and clear it out of trouble immediately; don't do anything fancy. Now that she's playing an offensive position, she realizes she needs to attack more often, and she'll have to use her footskills to do that.

How to incorporate footskills into games?

guest — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:39:00 GMT

My daughter could use some advice: After being told by her U15 club-team coach early this summer that she couldn't play forward because "she'll get the ball taken away from her" and moved to defense, she put in many out-of-practice hours developing footskills. She added a Mathews (right and left foot), a Rivelino, a Zidane Spin and others to her repertoire. She is adept at all of them now.

The problem she faces is incorporating any of the moves into an actual game situation. The timing or the opportunity never seems to be right. Too often, the best option seems to be one touch and a pass (she is an excellent passer).

A footnote (pun intended): Thankfully, she is playing forward during the fall school season, getting a fair amount of assists and adding an occasional goal. But she still could use some advice on how to get into position or how to create space to use some of those moves.

Thanks in advance.

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How to incorporate footskills into games?