Fundamental skills of Football :

(i) Kicking : Skill of kicking a ball is adopted for passing the ball to a team mate or for shooting it into the goal. Kicking, therefore, must be controlled and accurate. It can be Long-Kick or Half-kick. Long-Kick is resorted to pass the ball bouncing up or in the air, to team mate. In Football many types of kicks, are used as ‘Instep Kick’ , ‘Punt-Kick’, ‘Toe-Kick’, ‘Chip-Kick’, ‘Outstep-Kick’, ‘Drop Kick’, ‘Scissors Kick’.

(ii) Passing : ‘Pass’ is often used to escape the ball from the opponent player or to him in dodge. It is given either in the air by rolling the ball fast in the field. Pass given to the player behind, is known as Back Pass. 

(iii) Trappings : It is the basis of controlling the ball from going away from the player and preventing it by trapping with chest, foot, thigh, belly or forehead. 

(iv) Dribbling : Moving and guiding the ball on the field towards the opponent goal is called Dribbling. It is the art of keeping the ball almost glued to the feet while running.

(v) Dodge : It is the fundamental skill of misguiding the opponent team by the player who poses to play with another fake ball and directs the play-ball to the other direction. 

(vi) Shooting : It is the skill of sending the ball in the goal by kicking it from any angle. The shooting player may use arty kick and dodge the goalkeeper. 

(vii) Tackling : It is the skill of snatching the ball without committing foul and without hurting the attacking player.