User:RWyn/Association football tactics and skills

Albion Ale House
Native name
The Albion
Filler pub image.
LocationUppergate Street
Conwy, Wales
Coordinates53°17′N 3°50′W / 53.28°N 3.83°W / 53.28; -3.83
Built1921
Built forRobert Cain
Restored2012
Architectural style(s)Art deco
Listed Building – Grade II
DesignatedDecember 30, 2005
Reference no.1207638
RWyn/Association football tactics and skills is located in Conwy
RWyn/Association football tactics and skills
Location in Conwy County
Albion Ale House
RWyn/Association football tactics and skills is located in Conwy
RWyn/Association football tactics and skills
General information
TypePublic house
Architectural styleArt deco
LocationConwy, North Wales
CountryWales
Coordinates53°17′N 3°50′W / 53.28°N 3.83°W / 53.28; -3.83
Completed1921
Renovated2012
OwnerArthur Ellis

There are various individual skills and team tactics needed to play effective football. Football is in theory a very simple game, as illustrated by Kevin Keegan's famous assertion that his tactics for winning a match were to "score more goals than the opposition". However, well-organised and well-prepared teams are often seen beating teams with supposedly more skillful players, even over time. Coaching manuals and books[1] generally cover not only individual skills but tactics as well.

Defensive skills edit

Outfield players in association football use techniques to prevent their opponents from scoring a goal. These include tackling, intercepting, blocking, jockeying, heading and making clearances.

 
Mauricio Isla of Chile (white) slide tackles to kick the ball into touch

Tackling is a technique where a foot is used to remove the ball from the control of an opponent.[1] A defending player may make contact with an opponent on the follow through of the movement, but the tackle is only legal if contact with the ball was made before contact with the opponent. A tackle where the defending player leaves his feet and slides along the ground is known as a sliding tackle.

An interception is when a defending player recovers the ball by moving in front of a target of a pass and taking control of the ball before it reaches its destination. A successful interception recovers possession without the risk of fouling, but an unsuccessful attempt may leave a defending player out of position.

intentional foul

WAR produced
(per 600 plate appearances
or 150 innings pitched)
Level of contribution
6+ MVP
5 to 6 Superstar
4 to 5 All-Star
3 to 4 Good player
2 to 3 Solid starter
1 to 2 Role player
0 to 1 Scrub
  1. ^ "Tackling and defending". BBC. September 5, 2005. Retrieved November 3, 2014.