Youth Soccer: Fake Drills

 

Key Coaching Points

* Exaggerate the upper body
* When/where to use

B1: Double Fake

Main

* Left foot fakes cutting inside
* Right foot steps over over
* Right foot takes ball with outside

Variations

* Four players do double fakes
* Defenders are passive

B2: Drag Turn

Main

* Left foot steps over ball
* Right foot pulls ball with instep
* Turn quickly
* Right foot takes ball in the opposite direction with inside of the foot

Variations

* Four players in four corner doing the moves

B3: Fake Pull

Main

* Pulls ball across body with the sole of the foot on top of the ball
* Fake by gently touching ball with instep as if to go opposite direction
* Take with inside of the same foot
* Take with outside of the other foot

Variations

B4: Drag Side Cut

Main

* Starting foot steps over ball
* Pulls ball with instep of opposite foot
* Takes ball with outside of the stepover foot
* Repeat with alternate starting foot

Variations

One

* Four corners, three players, one defender, each take one corner
* Attacker use the move to send defender the wrong way
* Attacker moves to the empty corner

Two

* Two players do the move

Start Moves

B5: Fake Outside (Cruz Cut)

Main

* Fake outside cut
* Push with inside foot
* Take ball with outside of opposite foot
* Repeat with the other foot to avoid second challenger

Variations

* Four players on four corners
* Two with ball do the Cruz cuts
* Alternate feet

B6: Fake Pass

Main

* Four players in four corners each with a ball
* Fake pass with inside of foot
* Pull over ball across body with sole of same foot to change direction
* Take with outside of opposite foot

Variations

* Four players each with a ball in one corner
* Players do the move diagonally
* Players change direction to the left corner

B7: ?

Main

Variations

B8: Cruyff Pull

Main

* Four players each with a ball in a corner
* Players push the ball with inside of the foot
* Pull ball behind standing foot with sole of the same foot
* Turn quickly
* Carry the ball to the next corner

Variations

Upper Body Fakes

B10: Fake Outside Cut

Main

* Fake to take the ball with outside of one foot
* Take ball with the outside of opposite foot

Variations

* Four players, two with ball, each in one corner

B11: Shimmy Cut

Main

* Four players, each with a ball in one corner
* Pretend to cut with inside of left foot
* Take ball with inside of opposite foot to the next corner
* Lift ball to avoid tackling foot

Variations

Main

Variations

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