🧵5⃣ Easy Tips for the Receiver 🏃
We talk a lot about decision-making with the ball.
But football is mostly played without it.
These 5 ideas helped me improve the receiver’s behavior in real contexts.
@SundayShare10
We talk a lot about decision-making with the ball.
But football is mostly played without it.
These 5 ideas helped me improve the receiver’s behavior in real contexts.
@SundayShare10
1. Read the pressure on the ball
If the possessor is under pressure → move close, be an easy way out.
If the possessor is free → attack depth, stretch the line.
Many receivers move without considering this.
Right decision depends on their context, not just yours.
If the possessor is under pressure → move close, be an easy way out.
If the possessor is free → attack depth, stretch the line.
Many receivers move without considering this.
Right decision depends on their context, not just yours.
2. Stay diagonally out of the defender’s eyeline.
Your positioning makes the defender's job easier or harder. The key is not being directly in front of the defender.
Position yourself slightly behind and diagonally.
From there, you can adjust your movement.
Your positioning makes the defender's job easier or harder. The key is not being directly in front of the defender.
Position yourself slightly behind and diagonally.
From there, you can adjust your movement.
3. Know your teammate’s passing profile
Not every teammate will take the same risks.
Is he left-footed or right-footed? Is he confident breaking lines?
Adapt your movement to match his comfort zone, not yours. Anticipate what he can do, not what you want him to do.
Not every teammate will take the same risks.
Is he left-footed or right-footed? Is he confident breaking lines?
Adapt your movement to match his comfort zone, not yours. Anticipate what he can do, not what you want him to do.
4. Move against the defender’s flow
The defender’s body tells you everything.
If he's focused on the ball, attack his blind spot.
If he's sprinting toward you, change the angle: go diagonal or go behind him.
The space is not where you want to go. It’s against his flow.
The defender’s body tells you everything.
If he's focused on the ball, attack his blind spot.
If he's sprinting toward you, change the angle: go diagonal or go behind him.
The space is not where you want to go. It’s against his flow.
5. Use your body to communicate
Once you make eye contact with the possessor, speak without words.
A quick point. A sudden sprint. A shift in posture.
These cues help the possessor read your intention.
Don’t just be available. Be readable.
Once you make eye contact with the possessor, speak without words.
A quick point. A sudden sprint. A shift in posture.
These cues help the possessor read your intention.
Don’t just be available. Be readable.
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