Heewon's Football School 100 skills
8

V-Pull

The V

★★☆☆☆ Age 7+ both feet Level 1 · Ball Mastery

The ball makes a V shape. It moves you sideways, away from trouble.

Set it up like this. Ball in front. Right foot resting on top of it.

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

    SOLEPull the ball back towards you with your sole.

  2. 2

    SOLEAs it comes back, turn your foot.

  3. 3

    INSIDEPush it out to the side with the inside of that foot.

  4. 4

    EYES UPLook down. The ball drew a V on the grass.

The five pictures from the book

Ball in front. Right foot resting on top of it.

7 SOLE
1. Pull the ball back towards you with your sole.
7 SOLE
2. As it comes back, turn your foot.
7 INSIDE
3. Push it out to the side with the inside of that foot.
7
4. Look down. The ball drew a V on the grass.

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 — V both ways

8 V-pulls to the left, 8 to the right

Coach says

Back, then sideways. That is the V.

Watch out

  • Pushing it forward instead of sideways.
  • Making the V too big and slow.

Parts of the boot you use

SOLE
INSIDE