Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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La Pulga

Low Centre of Gravity Burst

★★★★☆ Age 9+ both feet Level 4 · Signature Moves

Not one trick, but a way of running. You stay low, keep the ball glued on, and go through gaps.

Set it up like this. A busy area with players around you.

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

    SINKBend your knees and run low.

  2. 2

    INSIDETouch the ball every single step with your inside.

  3. 3

    SEEK GAPSLook for gaps between people, not round them.

  4. 4

    BURSTWhen a gap opens, go through it fast.

The five pictures from the book

A busy area with players around you.

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1. Bend your knees and run low.
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2. Touch the ball every single step with your inside.
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3. Look for gaps between people, not round them.
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4. When a gap opens, go through it fast.

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

Straight up the pitch, small touches.

Practise it — Traffic run

Dribble through 6 cones set close. 8 runs.

Coach says

Low, close, and every step.

Watch out

  • Standing tall, so you get knocked off it.
  • Big touches, which need space you have not got.

Parts of the boot you use

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