Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Puskás V-Turn

The Puskás

★★★☆☆ Age 8+ both feet Level 2 · Turns

You put your foot on the ball and wait. When they reach in, you pull it away and pass.

Set it up like this. Ball under your sole. Someone in front of you, watching.

Study holds every step and names it. Flow runs them together at speed. Space bar plays and pauses; arrow keys step one frame.

  1. 1

    SOLERest your sole on top of the ball and stand still.

  2. 2

    BAITWait. Let them come and reach for it.

  3. 3

    SOLEThe moment they reach, drag it back.

  4. 4

    INSIDEPush it away sideways with your inside.

The five pictures from the book

Ball under your sole. Someone in front of you, watching.

7 SOLE
1. Rest your sole on top of the ball and stand still.
7
2. Wait. Let them come and reach for it.
7 SOLE
3. The moment they reach, drag it back.
7 INSIDE
4. Push it away sideways with your inside.

Where the ball actually goes

The strip shows you; this shows the ball. Every turn in this book is a shape on the grass.

The shape the ball draws

1 2 3 4 Seen from above · you start at the feet

Back, then out to the side. It draws a V.

Practise it — Wait for it

A friend tries to poke it away. 10 turns.

Coach says

Wait for the reach. Then go.

Watch out

  • Going too early, before they move.
  • Dragging it straight back into someone else.

Parts of the boot you use

SOLE
INSIDE