The following is a list of individual skills in association football.
Kicking
Kicking is a skill in which a player strikes the ball with their foot.
Basic Push kick, instep kick, outside kick, toe kick, chip.Types of Kicking in Soccer
Advanced Volley, Bicycle kick, Spin kick, Rabona, Rainbow kick, Scorpion kick.
Goalkeeper
Drop kick, punt.
Dribbling
Dribbling is running with the ball at the feet and playing it on every step or every other step. It means controlling and keeping possession of the ball while running, and is often used to refer to act of attempting to get past an opposition player.
Advanced Cruyff turn, Flip flap, Marseille turn, Runaround move, Seal dribble, Step over.
Heading
Heading is the striking of a ball in the air by a player's head.
Advanced
Diving header
Passing
Passing is the kicking the ball to a teammate.
Basic Cross, push pass, short pass, long pass, back pass, one-touch, through pass, wall pass.
Advanced Backheel pass, reverse pass
Shooting
Shooting is an attempt to score a goal.
Advanced
Panenka
Tackling
Tackling is an attempt by a player to take the ball away from a ball carrier by placing the player's leg in front of the ball.
Advanced Slide tackle
Tricks Dummy, Keepie uppie, Nutmeg
See also Association football positions Association football tactics Formation (association football) Football club (association football) Glossary of association football terms History of tactics in association football
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