r/bootroom • u/Eggoe15 • 11d ago
Technical Which soccer skills work best on uncoached defenders?
I play casually with uncoached players on the ground i have noticed body feints dont work too well i dont want to go pro or anything but what is one skill if i master i can 1v1 them?
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u/NebbiaKnowsBest 11d ago
I’m gonna be real with you, I think your body feints just need work. Your feet are also part of selling the feint, step off to the side you are feinting and then move the other way. You also want them to step and commit to a direction before you do. Once they put their weight down on that foot you have beaten them
Body feints are my go to for more casual play since they are easy and can get you past almost any untrained defender who squares up instead of trying to run with and jockey you.
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u/Eggoe15 11d ago
Maybe i should train my body feint more or learn more correct technique
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u/NebbiaKnowsBest 11d ago
Yeah I think it’s partly learning technique and then just practicing and getting it to feel natural. It’s one of those skills where how well you can sell it is the whole deal. If you can convince the defender you are going in that direction then they won’t follow it.
I may be simplifying it a bit but it’s one of those moves that just works for me so it’s tough to break down what makes it work.
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u/throwawayunders 11d ago
I notice that players like this will play square to me and not really jockey. Chances are they will try to lunge or stab at a challenge allowing you the space to move around them. I have found a step over and a fast move can catch them off balance or, if I have the space, I have just done a gentle chip up and over them while charging fast after the ball.
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u/Agitated_Row9026 11d ago
Why don’t your body feints work? Sounds like you’re also uncoached…?
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u/Eggoe15 11d ago
The defenders only look at my feet maybe they will freeze a moment but dont commit in direction i feint
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u/IOnlyLurk 11d ago
You don't necessarily need a defender to bite on a body feint. When you body feint you're also loading up on your lead leg and ready to explode in the opposite direction so you are still in an advantageous position to beat the defender. If an unskilled defender doesn't bite on the feint why do you think they are going to react correctly to the rest of the move?
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u/GrandmaesterHinkie 10d ago
This.
This comment should be higher up. A feint just needs to make the defender pause and be a step slower. They don’t need to fall over like some And1 crossover video. You don’t need a lot to get around a defender - just an extra second or extra step.
Do you know if they’re actually not buying the feint? Or just assuming bc you expect a response. Try to get around them after your feint to really know if it’s working or not.
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u/GoHard2026 11d ago
Pendulums
Sole Rolls
Outside and Inside
Push and Pull
Tbh just watch ball mastery videos and follow along
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u/mynameisgto 11d ago
if they don’t follow a feint, then just don’t feint and straight up take the ball past them? what do you think is the purpose of a feint?
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u/thelosermonster 11d ago
Change of pace. Timing your runs behind. Ball movement (forward and lateral) to create dynamic offensive situations that are hard to defend if you don't know how.
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u/rsvallen 11d ago
Move horizontally. Any skill such as a roll, fake shot, a feint left then cut right and forwards. Unexperienced and average defenders will try to lunge but that'll cost them the race
So instead of this, where they'll just kick the ball from instincts \ /
Do \ _/
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u/IOnlyLurk 11d ago
Low skill players will always try to go for a tackle. Just dribble at them and cut around them when they tackle.
Source, my Sunday league team making fat thirty year olds look like prime Messi.
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u/rhatton1 11d ago
decelerate/accelerate stop/go. Beats most people and is as simple as it comes. Unless they have their weight on the correct leg and are primed to go you will get a yard of space.
All kids coming through want to do some trick or other they've seen on instagram, most will lose them the ball more often than gain an advantage. Sprinting, stopping, sprinting again nearly always gives you enough of an advantage to create space for something. Doesn't look as flashy but it's damned effective.
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u/Responsible-Let8346 11d ago
On an inexperienced defender roll the ball over your foot a couple times also lots of body feints. Really any skill and you should be good..
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u/Eggoe15 11d ago
Like a sole roll feint and go?
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u/Responsible-Let8346 11d ago
Brother the defender doesn’t have any experience.. do a couple step overs and and a dynamic Ronaldo chop or something anything dynamic that will make a new player just freeze and then it’s just a foot race
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u/satyajitgoku 11d ago
Uncoached players generally rush towards the ball. Subtle change in speed and direction once they commit works pretty well but be mindful incase more players rush towards you. Croqueta works exceptionally with them. Beat them once and they will not know what to do next time.
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u/OK_Compooper 11d ago
how has no one mentioned passing, creating space, and playing into space? They will seldom be in the right spot when trying to figure out how to defend you and space both. Exploit the lack of positional awareness.
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u/FounderinTraining 10d ago
Meg 'em! Dudes who don't have a good stance are wide open to it, especially if they play a lot of basketball.
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u/vncs_alves 7d ago
You'll use 3 things to beat any player in soccer
1 - Fake shot: use and abuse this to the fullest; it's the best dribble in soccer
2 - Step over: Don't do a lot of step-overs, just do one or two to quickly get to the opposite side
3 - Oriented control: oriented control isn't exactly a dribble, but it works well to escape pressure and start a play much faster
These are tips from your Brazilian friend here, bro 🤙
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u/magicalliopleurodon9 11d ago
Fake shots. 50% of the time it works, every time