HEADING

1. HEADING IS THE ACTION TO HIT THE BALL USING THE HEAD, BEING WITH THE AIM TO REBOUND, TO DO A PASS, OR FININHING TO SCORE A GOAL. DEFENSIVE, PREPARATORY OR OFFENSIVE.
2. IMPORTANT FUNDAMENTALS SINCE THE OLD TIMES, WHEN FOOTBALL USED TO BE PLAYED WITH LONG PASSES FORWARD, AND THE DEFENDERS NEEDED TO HEAD A LOT, AS WELL AS CROSSES WERE MOST USED AS ASSISTENCE, AND THE STRIKERS HEADING THE BALL, SPECIALLITY OF THE FIRST FORWARDSAND POSSIBLE AT THAT TIME TO PUSH THE KEEPERS IN DISPUTE, AND DEFENDERS HEADIND TO SAVE OR AVOID A GOAL.
3. DEFENSIVE HEADINGS, USUALLY MADE TO RELIEF THE PRESSURE, REBOUND THE BALL, BETTER IF POSSIBLE ADDRESSING THE BALL TO A TEAMATE OR TO A NON DANGER AREA, AS THE FRONT OF THE 18.
4. PREPARATORY HEADING, THE ONES USED IN THE INTERMEDIATE, AS PASSES FOR HIGH BALLS, OR IN THE ATTACK AS ASSISTENCE TO A COLEAGUE BETTER POSITIONED TO SCORE A GOAL.
5. FINISHING HEADING, SPECIALLITY OF THE STRIKERS (AND SOME DEFENDERS IN THE ATTACK), BEING STRONG OR PLACED.

ESSENCIAL ASPECTS:

• USE THE CORRECT PART OF THE HEAD FOR EACH KIND OF HEADING.
• ATTENTION IN THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRUNK (BACKWARDS AND FORWARD), OF THE ARMS (PROTECTING AND GIVING IMPULSE) AND THE NECK TO GIVE DIRECTION AND POWER.
• CONSIDERING THE PART OF THE HEAD: WITH THE FOREHAND, THE STRONGEST BONE OF THE BODY, ONE GETS THE MOST POWERFUL HEADING, AND GOOD PRECISION; USING THE TEMPLES, POSSIBLE GOOD DIVERTS, SLICING, VERY DIFFICULT BALL FOR GOALKEEPERS TO DEFEND; WITH THE COCORUTO (UP, TOP) OF THE HEAD, WHEN BADDLY CALCULATE THE JUMP TO HEAD, OR IF PUSHED BY AN OPPONENT, USEFUL SOMETIMES IN DEFENSE. AND FINALLY WITH THE POSTERIOR PART OF THE HEAD, VERY UNCOMMOM, ALREADY SEEN.
• PREPARATION SHOULD STARTS EARLY, WITH PRECISE CORRECTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS.
• EVEN FOR SENIORS, TRAIN CONSISTENTLY, USING THE PLAYR SEATED, ON KNEES, ON FOOT, AND JUMPING FORWARD AND BACKWARDS.
• OPEN EYES, SEMI-BENT ARMS IN THE HIGHT OF THE SHOULDERS TO PROTECT FROM TACKLES (NEVER TO ATTACK THE OPPONENT, IT IS FOUL), TO BALANCE IN THE AIR, AND TO SEND THE TRUNK FORWARD WITH THE ARMS GOING BACKWARDS, FOR POWER.
• PRACTICE STATIONARY IN THE SAME PLACE, JUMPING, FORWARD, SIDE TO SIDE, AND BACKWARDS (THE MOST DIFFICULT, RUN BACK AND JUMP).
• ALWAYS POSSIBLE, IN THE ATTACK, HEADING TO THE GROUND, IN THE CORNERS, AND OPOSITE TO THE GOALKEEPERS’ MOVEMENT.
• NEVER STOP, BOUNCING LIKE A BOXER, NOT TO LOOSE TIME LEAVING THE INERTIA.
• AS RESOURCE, THE HEADING JUMPING FORWARD, MEDIUM HIGHT, AS SMAL FISH (IN PORTUGUESE, “PEIXINHO”. BEAUTIFUL GAME!

SOME OF THE BEST I EVER SAW:

• DARIO (ATLÉTICO MINEIRO E SELEÇÃO) – AS THE “HUMMINGBIRD” AND THE HELICOPTER USED TO STOP IN THE AIR TO HEAD.
• DIONÍSIO (FLAMENGO) –
• FLAVIO (FLUMINENSE) –
• JARDEL (VASCO, GRÊMIO) – THE MOST POWERFUL I SAW. THE GOALPOSTS SHAKE FOR 5 MINUTES AFTER JARDEL HEADING TOUCH THE BAR.
•  SILVA (FLAMENGO) – STYLE.
• PELÉ – MANY GOALS USING THE HEADING, GENIUS. ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL HEADINGS WAS IN THE WORLD CUP IN 70, PELÉ JUMPED HIGH, HIT THE BALL WITH POWER AND ACCURACY TO THE RIGHT CORNER OF GORDON BANKS, FROM ENGLAND, BUT NO GOAL, BANKS DID WHAT IS CONSIDERED THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SAVE ALL TIMES WORLD CUP. BEAUTIFUL GAME – JOGO BONITO!

HEADING

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JULIO LEAL

BY JUCELE

JUCELE FOOTBALL CLUB

www.julioleal.com.br

2020