5–11 OCTOBER
Football Homework · 5–11 October
Watch the move. Try it with your ball. Bring it back to your next session.
This week: the Iniesta forward move and the Cruyff turn.
FORWARD MOVE
Iniesta · La Croqueta
Match-footage compilation from the linked YouTube uploader.
Look for these details
- Move the ball across your body with the inside of one foot.
- Use the inside of your other foot to take it forward into space.
- Keep the ball close, then accelerate after the second touch.
Your challenge
Place a cone or marker in front of you. Move across it, then push forward past it. Try five controlled attempts in each direction. Start slowly; add speed when you can keep the ball close.
TURN
Cruyff Turn
90-second extract: The Cruyff turn and behind the standing leg · match-footage compilation.
Look for these details
- Shape your body as though you are going to pass or shoot.
- Use the inside of your foot to guide the ball behind your standing leg.
- Turn with the ball and accelerate into the space you have created.
Your challenge
Dribble towards a marker, perform the turn and travel back into space. Try five with each foot. Start standing still if you need to, then build up to a moving turn.
All you need is a ball, a marker and a clear space. Focus on control before speed.
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