Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Shield, Spin and Burst

Roll Off

★★★☆☆ Age 8+ both feet Level 3 · Beat the Defender

They lean on your back. You feel where they are, then spin off the other side.

Set it up like this. Ball at your feet, someone pressing into your back.

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

    LEAN INGet low and lean back into them.

  2. 2

    SOLERoll the ball across with your sole.

  3. 3

    SPINSpin off the side they are not leaning on.

  4. 4

    SPRINTTwo hard steps and you are free.

The five pictures from the book

Ball at your feet, someone pressing into your back.

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1. Get low and lean back into them.
7 SOLE
2. Roll the ball across with your sole.
7
3. Spin off the side they are not leaning on.
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4. Two hard steps and you are free.

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

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

A full turn with the ball under you.

Practise it — Back pressure

A friend leans on you. 10 spins each way.

Coach says

Feel them, then spin the other way.

Watch out

  • Spinning into them instead of away.
  • Standing tall, so they push you off the ball.

Parts of the boot you use

SOLE