Fake it till you make it
Sometimes the best dribble is the one we avoid. And this is how to create even more advantage just on simple move
Today we have a really interesting game from Okliga day 25 in between Voltrega and Lleida. The game ended 6-5 for the locals.
Spread the roller hockey word
As a reminder, Follow this steps:
- Take a look at the video:
- Read and think about the analysis.
- Match the analysis and the video. Min 6:25
It is really interesting how when growing up as a goalkeeper I never thought about this. But when I started as a coach one of my mentors always asked the younger players, How many kinds of fakes can we do?
At the beginning I was shocked like the kids, until one of them said one. Shoulders? Kind of asking
And the coach said, what else? I’m missing 2 more. A bit of an awkward silence and the coach said, skates and ball.
After that I asked him. What was that about? and explain to me the difference between them and why they are useful. Now I think about how important this small talk in the middle of the session was and why this coach was talking about it almost every day.
Today we have the proof.
We can also fake a shot, what should happen if done properly? This will happen. Keep reading.
Faking shots is extremely powerful if they are done correctly. Not just a good movement, but also timing. A good movement comes if you look up, if you move your body not just arms.
We started the analysis on a transition, Lleida has a blue card so they are defending with 3 players. Voltrega stars transition, Jordi Burgalla (Voltrega Nº7) gets the ball off the wall and starts skating in that direction. While Gerard Teixido (Voltrega Nº21) skates on the opposite side and Alex Rodiguez (Voltrega Nº9) is on the same side as Burgall but in 4.