The Outside Of The Foot Is Your Secret Weapon

We don’t usually spend time on Technique here at Smarter Soccer, but since the outside of the foot is vastly underrated, we want to discuss this crucial ability intelligent players incorporate into their skill set…

Soccer Definition: Check / Checking

A double move, going in direction and then suddenly reversing to go in the opposite direction, which is performed by a player in order to create space between the player and the defender who is marking him/her…

The Subject Of Penalty Kicks & Diving

In your soccer playing career, the subject of penalty kicks will inevitably come up. Either by your coach, your teammates or even your parents. You will then be faced with a personal dilemma: do you deliberately try to “go down in the box” to get a penalty kick decision from the referee?

A Cross Or A Centering Pass?

Soccer Definition: Cross / Centering Pass – A pass from a player located near the sideline (touchline) towards the center of the field

The Soccer Breakaway

When an attacker with the ball escapes from the opposing team’s defenders to go one-on-one with the goalie for a scoring opportunity – it’s called a breakaway…