Hazard Work
Hazard work describes various quick turns, feints and disguises used to shake off a defender. MORE
Rotate on Square Pass
Rotate on square pass is a tactic used by midfielders to rotate positions. MORE
Face Their Goal
Face their goal is a tactic used when the team is defending. It is a reminder to players to recover the team’s defensive shape and stand facing up the pitch. MORE
Three to Us
Three to us is a tactic used by teams on regaining possession. MORE
See Both Goals
See both goals is a tactic used by the team in possession. MORE
Play and Run
Play and run describes the action of a player making a forward run after making a pass. MORE
Ball Moves, You Move
Ball moves, you move is a phrase a coach will use to encourage the constant movement of his players. MORE
Touch on the Move
Touch on the move is a term used to describe a player who, when receiving a pass, makes a first touch that puts the ball into space (not allowing the ball to stop rolling). MORE
Front Marking
Front marking is a tactic used by midfielders and forwards to block the ball as it is being passed to the player being marked. MORE
Space, Not Man
If a team is told space, not man the players are being directed to mark, or protect, the space between the opposing attackers and their own goal, rather than getting tight (close) to the attackers. MORE
Jump to Press
Jump to press is a tactic used specifically by midfielders and forwards to chase vigorously the opposition’s passes that are played backwards. MORE
Zigzag Passing
Zigzag passing refers to quick combination passes through midfield. MORE
Steer and Storm
Steer and Storm is a tactic used by teams to regain the ball in a particular area of the pitch. MORE
Aggressive Marking
Aggressive marking is the term used when a defender is marking on the shoulder of his direct opponent, i.e. he is positioned next to, rather than behind, the attacker. MORE
Channel Side
Channel side is a defending tactic used up by a central defender, which positions him closer to the touchline than his direct opponent. The defender will also be on the shoulder of the opponent and in a supporting position behind the team’s full back. MORE
Teaser Passes
A team will play short teaser passes to lure opponents out of position, force them to chase the ball and suck them into one area of the field. MORE
Horseshoe
Horseshoe is the name given to the tactic of passing the ball around the defensive line from one side of the pitch to the other. MORE
Blindside Run
A blindside run is a move made by an attacker that a defender doesn’t see because he is busy watching the ball. MORE
Tumble Dryer
Tumble dryer is a term used to describe random movements by players of an attacking team in central areas of the pitch. The tactic is used specifically when opponents are sitting deep inside their own half. MORE
One Touch Kill
A one touch kill is a quick first-time pass that gets a team out of a pressured situation caused by the opposition. MORE
Back Foot / Front Foot
The foot furthest away from the ball is known as the back foot. MORE
Right Hand / Left Hand
Right hand and left hand are terms used to describe the passing options of a player in possession. MORE
Inverted Winger
If a left-footed wide player plays on the right wing, or a right-footed player plays on the left wing, he is described as an inverted winger. MORE
Overlapping Run / Underlapping Run
An overlapping run is when a player runs on the outside of a team mate who is in possession of the ball. MORE
