The most basic skills in football are dribbling, tackling, shooting, passing & communication!!!! you need speed, hand eye coordination, upper and lower body strength, stamina, agility, and toughness.
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Ball handling skills
tackle skills
game reading skills
understanding of the laws
kicking skills
then there are specialist skills such as the Out side Half's kick and place
Scrum half skill's in determining when to pass to the half backs and when to retain position plus they have to have ball pass skills
2nd row require line out skills
front row require the binding and ball hooking skills
back row require channel skill. The list can go on and on to include skills in identifying attack formations from the opposition set up,
It depends where u play but overall I would say strength and being able to catch very well are he most important skills then as a basic rule either very well built or fast.
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You will need game rule skills to know just how far to push the regulations so that you get the advantage without giving away penalties.
Game play skills - used by good player to identify where the opponent is planning to move next and put in place a count rush defense.
Observation. To note where key players are on the field preparing to counter your moves or make a game play
If you are forward you will need specialist skills such as propping, hooking or the binding techniques to allow as much physical strength to be used in the push