TOP SOCCER
MOVES – RANKED LISTS
U11 YOUTH
SOCCER
MOVES
#155-#159
TRAPS / SQUISHES
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The
best thing a developing soccer player can do is develop dominant ball skills
needed to master the 1v1 (one verses one) game.
This
means getting thousands of touches on the ball to develop deep comfort and
control with all parts of the body and feet.
This also means mastering specific skills to keep the ball away from an
opponent, move the ball around an opponent, and take the ball away from an
opponent. As a player grows up,
dominant ball skills provide the best foundation for developing dominant
passing skills.
Younger
players can work through each move and skip those which are too difficult. Older players can work through each move and
spend time mastering those which are weak or missing from their game.
Moves #155 -
#159 – Traps / Squishes
A
primary goal for an advanced soccer player should be developing the ability to take
a ball out of the air and bring it down to the ground as quickly as possible. Soccer is best played on the ground - this is
where you have the most control and where you can move the fastest with the
ball.
Effectively
dealing with a ball in the air has two components. First, you want to gain control of the
ball. Second, you want to bring it to
the ground.
The process of
gaining control of an air ball is called a Trap. The
process of bring the ball to the ground is called a Squish.
Trapping
a ball out of the air and then squishing it to the ground is a complicated set
of skills, difficult to learn, and demands perfect technique. It is one of the most under practiced skills
even at the advanced levels into high school and collegiate levels.
Most
youth players don’t deal well with air balls and bouncing balls, but imagine if
you knew exactly what to do. Imagine
if while everyone else is running away from an air ball or waiting for it to
settle, you are running towards it to trap it, bring it to the ground quickly,
and dribble away with it.
Despite its
complexity, youth players can learn to trap an air ball and squish it to the
ground. This c ability is a huge advantage in youth soccer
and worth investing the time to learn. Take your time, repeat it
often, and practice this move over and over.
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Best U11 Youth Soccer Moves (Link Below)
