Soccer Exercise
Feint Star
- Age U6 - U13
- Training Set Progression
- Number of Players 1 - 5 players, 6 - 9 players, 10-15 players
Setup
Pitch: A flat marker forms the centre, around which four flat markers are laid out, one each in front of, behind, to the left of and to the right of the centre. The distance between the centre and the outer flat marker is 5 to 10 metres depending on the age group.
Equipment: 4 flat markers, 1 flat marker for the centre, 1 ball per player.
Players: The players spread out with a ball each behind the four outer flat markers.
Procedure
- The four players at the front run with the ball from their flat marker towards the centre at the same time.
- About one metre in front of the centre flat marker they perform the prescribed feint and then set off at speed to the flat marker lying to their right.
- Every few rounds the feint is changed.
- After a few rounds the direction is changed, so that the start is made to the flat marker lying to the left. In this way both feet are trained.
Note: Drill idea by Eddie Plickat.
Tip
- It is important to keep enough distance between oneself and the centre flat marker, which represents the opponent, so that in the match situation this opponent cannot get to the ball during the feint.
- After the feint do not jog to the target, but leave the space of the imagined opponent explosively.
- Be sure to train the drill with both feet.
- Keep the tempo low at first in order to learn the correct execution. The upper body should go with the movement, and it is better to perform the feint too clearly than too loosely.
- Possible feints are the shot feint, the cut, the step-over, the reverse step-over, the Puskas trick, the Matthews trick, the Zidane roulette and the elastico.
- As homework each player can choose a feint and practise it in order to teach it to the team-mates in training.
Training attributes
Technique
- Technique
- Ball control Dribbling Feinting/trick dribbling
Condition
- Condition
- Speed of movement with ball
Training Organization
- Age
- U6 - U13
- Duration
- 15 min
- Training Set
- Progression
- Number of Players
- 1 - 5 players 6 - 9 players 10-15 players 16-22+ players
- Form of Training
- Individual training
- Exercise level
- Easy
- Spatial Behavior
- Penalty box
- Training Location
- Pitch Indoor