Athlete-related skills refer to the basic physical components that football players have to develop to improve their overall athleticism and physical capabilities. Improving these will not only help within football, but in all sports.

This refers to the all the technical skills that players have to develop to improve their overall competency when facing an opponent who has possession of the ball. Improving these will allow a player to be more effective in their decision-making, having a higher rate of success in regaining the ball.