Advanced Footwork Term 2 2018

 

ADVANCED FOOTWORK

 

Remember being able to do a technique (or footwork combo) is just the first stage - this is not the hard bit.

You need to get past this stage

At TST you should not be learning technique anymore (you should be past this - if you are not then you need to work!!) -

TST for you is now about developing 'touch at speed'.

  • How precise is your touch?
  • Does your touch go to the exact place you want, at the speed you want so that the next touch is seamlessly joined to the previous one?
  • Can you move around each touch in perfect synchronization at maximum speed? The ball is a part of you, an extension of you. It is not separate to you. It does not inhibit or change your natural movement pattern.
  • Can you switch 'combinations of techniques' seamlessly (like a jigsaw puzzle you can rearrange and do without much thought), or do you really have to think about any change in techniques? We need to get rid of, or minimize the thinking you do in regards to what footwork do I need now?

From a neuroscience perspective; You are embedding advanced (precise and fast) movement patterns into your subconscious so that you do not have to think about what your feet are doing in the moment you are in when playing. If the head is up, and your game awareness is high then you are giving yourself every chance to make a good decision on the ball. Your footwork and your touch need to be an automated subconscious response to the decision you make.

You will always be limited to by your touch, and by the automated use of footwork (*which needs to be efficient and effective). If either of these is not accelerating quicker than your natural level, then you will hit a ceiling of development - no matter how big you are, how fast you are, how far you can run or intelligent you are - you are limited by your touch.

You may not be able to control size, speed, endurance but developing 'touch' is one the most controllable aspect of development. But time and effort over and above what everyone else does is the price you have to pay.

Time and effort is the price you must pay

Most people are not prepared to pay this price.......are you?

Part 1

II(sl)PystOstIstOstIstDBstCBIHopOstIsh

 

Part 2

DB CB IHOPO STEP BEHIND I STEP DD STEP FAKE O O(AGGRESSIVE) SHUFFLE TURN

 

Part 1&2 combined

Full Breakdown

 

Part 3

DD RS-O CT RC AV SV FB FBAV[FP-P]

 

DD-dush dush
RS-O- roller skate outside [ outside fake outside take)
CT- cruyff turn
RC- Ronaldo chop
AV- alternate V (switch foot V)
SV- same foot V
FB- Drag Back Flick behind
FBAV-
FP - fake pass
P- pass
 
 

Unedited (includes me talking through it)

 

Broken down (into each tech)

 

Analysis of DD OF OT
[Dush Dush Outside fake Outside Take]

 
 
 
 

Analysis of OF OT
[Outside fake Outside Take]