Soccer Techniques

Soccer Techniques

Lauffer, Robert, and April Kater. Women's Soccer: Techniques, Tactics & Teamwork. Sterling Pub., 2001.

Everyone has a passion that lights a fire in your heart. My passion is soccer. I have been playing since I was three years old when my mom first coached me.  I started playing select soccer at the age of 10 for the select team Kent United. Today I play for Velocity select soccer and still enjoy it just as much as the first day I started. Soccer is all about technique and attitude, today I am here to help with the technique part of soccer. In this post we will be focusing on passing and where to hit the ball to get the desired outcome.

Push Pass
(Lauffer; Kater 14)

• used for short distances
• use inside of the foot 
• dribble in a strait line
• majority of power is coming from your leg striking the ball

Instep Drive
(Lauffer; Kater 14-15)

• top of the foot, also known as the laces
• passing over longer distance
• lock your ankle and point toes down towards the ground

Lofted Pass
(Lauffer; Kater 17)

• used to clear out of the danger zone or your teams third of the field
• main goal is height 
• hit the bottom half of the ball
• lean back 
• strike with laces

https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/easicoach/receive-control-and-pass-u13-game/


Chipping
(Lauffer; Kater 17)

• do NOT follow through the ball
• simply jabbing under the ball
• used for short distances
• use your passing foots toe

https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/soccer-drills-and-skills/coach-chip-kick-passing-skills/

Soccer Techniques; part 5

Soccer Techniques

Lauffer, Robert, and April Kater. Women's Soccer: Techniques, Tactics & Teamwork. Sterling Pub., 2001.

Crossing is a skill that the outside midfield needs to be familiar with because they are reliable most of the time for serving the ball inside the box. The three main targets for crossing are the near post, far post, and middle of the goal. These positions are the prime areas for scoring. 

Near Post 

(Lauffer, Kater 93)

• meet the ball at the 6 yard box
• come in at a 40 degree angle
• wait to the last possible second to sprint
• time your run

Middle of the Goal

(Lauffer, Kater 94)

• run in a bend
• time your run and wait to sprint
• aim for the penalty mark
• difficult cross because the goalie is present most of the time

Far Post

(Lauffer, Kater 94)

• be in position in correlation to the goalie
• keep your on the ball at all times
• most of the time will head or volley for a goal
• keep your front open 
• time your run

Soccer Techniques; part 4

Soccer Techniques

Lauffer, Robert, and April Kater. Women's Soccer: Techniques, Tactics & Teamwork. Sterling Pub., 2001.

In this next post we will concentrate on aerial control and turning. What this translates to is trapping the ball and turning as the ball is airborne. This may sound difficult and complex but I assure you its as easy as passing once you practice enough.

Inside of the foot

(Lauffer, Kater 28)

• lift the receiving leg and open the hip
• inside of the foot should make contact with the midline of the ball
• your leg should be moving towards the outside of your body as the ball makes contact
• once you make contact with the ball continue the motion outward by pivoting the non-kicking foot

http://www.coaching-kids-soccer.com/ball-control.html 

Instep

(Lauffer, Kater 28)

• move your foot so laces are in the flight path of the ball
• raise the lag from your hip, not the knee
• knee is bent
• make contact with the ball at knee hieght
• control leg will descend at the same speed as the ball
• once the ball is brought the the ground turn in desired direction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUKcVw_rgjI 

Chest

(Lauffer, Kater 29)

• position yourself so your chest is underneath the ball
• bring your hips forward
• lean back and arc chest forward
• extend arms for balance 
• drop the shoulder closest to direction of desire
• pivot on same side and continue with ball

https://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_soccer/photos/09112011/?image_id=765047