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The Trivela: Outside-of-the-Foot Finish

Bend an outside-of-the-foot finish around a defender into the far corner. Get side-on with the body open, strike the lower outside of the ball with the outside of the foot, and follow through wrapping across to add the swerve.

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Duration
12 min
Total drill time
Players
2
Recommended
Pitch
32 × 22 m
Setup space
Level
Advanced
Skill required
Intensity
Medium
Physical demand
Age band
U15-U16
Any format

Setup & instructions

From a wide angle at the edge of the box, with a mannequin in the shooting lane, drive in, open the body, and bend a trivela around the mannequin into the far corner. Strike the lower outside of the ball with the outside of the foot near the little toe, ankle locked, and follow through high and across to add swerve. Start with a stationary ball, then a moving one. Both feet, both sides.

Setup time: 1 min

Tactical breakdown

Bending a ball the wrong way is the only reason to use the outside of the foot, and once that is clear the whole technique makes sense. A right-footed player striking with the inside of the foot curls the ball right to left. The same player using the outside curls it left to right, which lets him bend a shot around an obstacle on the side the inside foot could never reach, and into a corner a keeper has positioned himself for on the assumption of the conventional swerve.

That is a narrow but genuinely useful situation: a defender or mannequin blocking the direct line, a keeper set for the inside-foot curl, and a striker who wants the ball to go around the outside of both.

The contact point is what most players get wrong. It is the lower outside quadrant of the ball, struck near the base of the little toe with a locked ankle, and the follow-through wraps across rather than through. Contact too central produces a scuffed pass, and too high produces a ball that rolls harmlessly.

Body position is side on and slightly turned away from goal, which feels wrong to a player used to opening up towards the target. That closed shape is what allows the wrapping motion.

This sits at fifteen and above deliberately. It requires ankle strength, a reliable inside-foot strike already in place, and enough repetition to be worth the time. Taught earlier it becomes a party trick that replaces a technique the player has not yet mastered.

How to run this drill

  1. Set an obstacle on the direct line. A mannequin or defender blocking the straight shot, so the trivela has a reason to exist rather than being a decorative alternative.
  2. Get side on and slightly closed. Body turned a little away from goal. This feels wrong to a player used to opening up, and it is what allows the wrapping motion across the ball.
  3. Strike the lower outside quadrant. Near the base of the little toe with the ankle locked. Too central produces a scuffed pass; too high rolls the ball harmlessly along the ground.
  4. Wrap the follow-through across. The leg continues across the body rather than through towards the target. The wrap is what generates the swerve away from the conventional line.
  5. Aim for the corner the keeper is not covering. He will usually be set for the inside-foot curl. The value of this strike is arriving where his weight is not.
  6. Only teach it once the basics hold. It needs ankle strength and a reliable inside-foot strike already in place. Taught earlier it becomes a trick that substitutes for an unlearned technique.

Coaching focus

FROM SESSION PLAN

Coaching points

  • Body side-on and open, turned slightly away from goal
  • Strike the lower outside of the ball with the outside of the foot
  • Contact near the base of the little toe, ankle locked
  • Follow through high and across to wrap the swerve on
  • Aim across the keeper for the far corner

Common mistakes

  • Body square to goal, so there is no angle to wrap around
  • Striking the middle of the ball, no swerve
  • Toe poking it instead of the outside of the foot
  • No follow through, so the ball does not bend

Progressions & regressions

VARIATIONS

Progressions

  • Bend it from a moving ball driven across your body
  • Add a live defender in the lane to force the curve
  • Trivela cross to the back post instead of a shot

Regressions

  • Strike a stationary ball with no mannequin first
  • Shorten the range and aim for a big target zone
  • Groove the outside-of-the-foot pass before shooting
Equipment
Cones×2
Full Goals×1
Mannequins×1
Tactical principles
trivelaoutside of the foot finishbending the balladvanced shooting techniquequesadashooting drillcurling shotfinishing drilloutside foot passu16 shooting drill
Audience
U15-U16

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