Passing:

• Successfully complete short- and long-range passes

• Includes passes in air, on ground, heading, chipping, crosses

• Appropriate weight/style of the pass

• Includes one touch passing

Dribbling:

• Includes close control and speed dribbling

• Ability to add body feints, bursts, change of direction

• Quick feet, comfortable feet, eyes up, field awareness

Ball Control:

• Control a ball played; good touch, into space with purpose, at game speed

• Strength on the ball; shielding 

• Ability to move with ball and be deceptive and in control

Finishing:

• Awareness around the goal; decision making

• Correct techniques; driving, heading, volleys, placing

• Ability to finish with other body parts

• Pace, aggressiveness, back of net

• Awareness

• Defensive:

• Anticipation, execution, reading field with and without possession

• Body position; facing forward, defensive roles, recovering

• Decision making to tackle, to intercept

• First defender decisions; jockey, angle, positioning

• Offensive:

• Anticipation, execution, reading field with and without possession

• Body position without ball; runs, spacing, close support, reading combinations

• Movement with possession; switching fields, moving into space, playing long ball, combinations