Cruyff Turn
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The Cruyff Turn is a famous football dribbling move in which a player feints a pass or shot before quickly dragging the ball behind their standing leg to change direction and evade a defender.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cruijff Turn | 1 |
| Cruyff Turn canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dribbling move
ⓘ
feint ⓘ football skill move ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cruyff Turn
ⓘ
surface form:
Cruijff Turn
|
| associatedClub |
AFC Ajax
ⓘ
FC Barcelona ⓘ |
| ballContactCount | single touch ⓘ |
| category |
ball mastery move
ⓘ
football trick ⓘ |
| commonSurface | grass pitch ⓘ |
| counteredBy |
anticipation by defender
ⓘ
staying on feet and not diving in ⓘ |
| difficultyLevel | intermediate ⓘ |
| directionChange | 180 degrees ⓘ |
| effectOnDefender |
forcing defender to overcommit
ⓘ
wrong‑footing the defender ⓘ |
| eraOfPopularization | 1970s ⓘ |
| famousExponents |
Andrés Iniesta
ⓘ
surface form:
Andres Iniesta
Johan Cruyff ⓘ Lionel Messi ⓘ Thierry Henry ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
coaching manuals
ⓘ
football skills tutorials ⓘ |
| governingBodyRecognition | FIFA coaching materials ⓘ |
| keyAction |
dragging the ball behind the standing leg
ⓘ
feinting a pass ⓘ feinting a shot ⓘ |
| movementType | change of direction ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Johan Cruyff ⓘ |
| originCountry | Netherlands ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
changing direction quickly
ⓘ
creating space ⓘ evading a defender ⓘ |
| requires |
close ball control
ⓘ
deception ⓘ good balance ⓘ |
| riskLevel | moderate ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| teachingContext |
technical skills drills
ⓘ
youth football coaching ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
body orientation
ⓘ
timing of feint ⓘ weight transfer ⓘ |
| typicalBodyPart | inside of the foot ⓘ |
| usedIn |
attacking play
ⓘ
midfield play ⓘ one‑on‑one situations ⓘ wing play ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cruijff Turn