Soccer Tricks and Skills

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2009-09-24T20:11:00.000-07:00

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Quick Feet

2009-09-24T16:43:00.000-07:00

Here's a some exercise to develop your touch and skill. There are 3 of them and your need 2 people to do them.
Exercise 1:
Step 1: You need to face your partner at least 3 meter's away from each other.
Step 2: Get your partner to throw the ball around your shins, so you can kick the ball with the inside of your foot to your partner. Once you do that alternate feet. Do this for about 10 times. Then switch roles with your partner and throw the ball to him.

Exercise 2:
Step 1: You need to face your partner at least 3 meter's away from each other.
Step 2: Get your partner to throw the ball around your shins, so you can kick the ball with the outside of your foot to your partner. Once you do that alternate feet. Do this for about 10 times. Then switch roles with your partner and throw the ball to him.

Exercise 3:
Step 1: You need to face your partner at least 3 meter's away from each other.
Step 2: Get your partner to throw the ball around your knee's, so you can knee the ball with your right knee to your left foot. Then kick kick the ball to your partner, this is all one motion the ball cannot touch the ground. Once you do that alternate feet. Do this for about 10 times. Then switch roles with your partner and throw the ball to him.

Alright this is a pretty important drill/exercise keep practicing this to improve your touch and skill.

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2009-09-24T14:23:00.001-07:00

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How to do the Maradona 7

2009-06-02T15:27:00.001-07:00

This is a great move to do. It is also fairly easy.

Step 1: Juggle the ball normally.

Step 2: Bounce the ball on your left foot.

Step 3: Bounce the ball on your right foot.

Step 4: Bounce the ball on your left knee.

Step 5: Bounce the ball on your right knee.

Step 7: Head the ball once and repeat.

Step 6 (Optional): After step 5 Bounce the ball on your left shoulder, then your right shoulder.

So the sequence goes: foot, foot, knee, knee, shoulder, shoulder, head.

Barcelona are UEFA Champions

2009-06-02T15:12:00.000-07:00

Barcelona defeated Manchester United 2-0 in the Champions league final.

Here is the highlights of the match:

How to do the Robinho Dance

2009-05-04T20:40:00.000-07:00

This move the Robinho dance and its pretty easy to learn and is very effective. Before you do this move you should learn how to do the scissors.

Step 1: While running start doing the scissors with your left foot, then your right, then your left foot. Keep doing this over and over for how many times you want to do it
Step 2: Practice
Heres a video I found on youtube of Robinho doing this trick:

Some Ronaldinho Tricks/Goals

2009-05-03T10:35:00.001-07:00

Here is a video show casing some of Ronaldiho's tricks/goals:

How to do the Scissors

2009-05-02T22:00:00.000-07:00

Here is a move called the scissors. This move is a very easy move to learn and it is the foundations for other more advanced moves as well.
Step 1: Have the ball in front of you
Step 2: With your right foot swing around the ball with out touching the ball
Step 3: Do step 2 except with your left foot
Step 4: Kick the ball away to the right with your right foot

Heres a video below I found on youtube

Drill: Heres a drill you can do for practicing this move. With the ball in front of you keep doing the scissors while standing still. Alternate from your left foot to the right foot without ever touching the ball. When doing this try keeping your feet as close to the ground as possible so when you try doing the move while running it will be easier

How to do a Foot Stall

2009-05-01T20:41:00.000-07:00

Heres a real basic trick that is pretty simple to do and its fun.
Step 1: Roll the ball up to the top part of your foot.
Step 2: Try to keep the ball balanced there.
Step 3: Repeat
Step 4: When your more comfortable with the trick try stalling the ball then flicking it up and catching it. Then repeating the sequence over again.

Now what is neat about this trick is that it is the foundations for other more advanced tricks like Click here to view the around the world trick.

Tips: Try using smaller objects to balance with like a bean bag then move on to a soccer ball.

Heres a picture from: http://soccer-tricks.blogspot.com/2007/03/footstall-footstall-is-ability-to.html

How to do the Ronaldo Chop

2009-05-01T13:26:00.000-07:00

This is a move that Cristiano Ronaldo likes to use and it is called the Ronaldo Chop

Step 1: Kick the ball up a-bit forward with your left foot
Step 2: With your right foot kick the ball side ways while your left foot is ahead of the right foot

This may be a-bit confusing, so watch the video below I found on youtube:

Tips: When doing the Chop try not to get your feet tangled up

Pracitice, Practice, Practice

2009-04-30T15:35:00.000-07:00

PRACTICE, PRACTICE AND PRACTICE. If you want to nail these moves or drills you learn on this site you have to practice them. IF you don't practice you won't learn anything. You have to practice over and over. Remember practice makes perfect.

How to do the Maradona

2009-04-28T17:55:00.000-07:00

This trick here is a useful trick and works to deak your defender most of the time. The tornado or maradona is where you do a 180 with the ball around another play (ex: a defender).

Step 1: Stop the ball with the underside of your foot
Step 2: Spin either left or right while rolling the ball around your foot
Step 3: Practice

I know this is a-bit confusing to follow so I found a video on youtube that might help.
Here's the video below:

How to do the Ronaldinho Flip Flap or Elastico

2009-04-26T18:30:00.000-07:00

Here is a move that ronaldinho likes to do. Practice the steps over and over again until you have perfected the moves.

Step 1: Push the ball with the out side of your right foot. In a right diagonal direction and lean your weight in that direction
Step 2: Quickly cut your foot to the left so the ball cuts to the left
Step 3: This should be done all in one motion
Step 4: Practice, Practice, Practice

If you are left footed do everything the opposite of what I explained. If this was a-bit confusing watch the video below of ronaldinho doing the move.

Triangle Passing Drill

2009-04-26T18:16:00.000-07:00

This drill is a good drill for passing. You get three people then possition your self's in a triangle. Then start passing the ball around the triangle. You could also add a fourth person and make him/her be the piggy or monkey and you could play piggy in the middle by passing around a soccer ball.

Shooting drills

2009-04-26T17:51:00.001-07:00

Shooting is another very important thing in soccer. I mean if you couldn't shoot there wouldn't be goals. This skill is another skill you should practice. Here's a good drill for shooting.
1. Get a tarp and put it up on a wall
2. Place targets on the tarp
3. Shoot at the targets

This drill is good because the tarp stops the balls sort of and you learn accuracy. Try shooting with the inside of your foot. Or the outside of your foot. You can also practice shooting with your less dominate foot. So if you were left footed you could try kicking with your right foot for a while.

Passing Drills

2009-04-26T17:31:00.000-07:00

I would have to say passing is one of the most important things in soccer. It moves the ball and creates chances for goals and it can also tire the other team out. Passing can be used in many ways and you should try to practice passing alot. The most basic pass is where you use the inside of your foot to kick the ball, try practicing this often even if you think you are good at it. Remember there is always room for improvement.

Then you should move on to more advanced passes like chipping the ball to another player as a pass. Try thinking of other ways to pass.

How to do around the world

2009-04-26T08:46:00.000-07:00

This is a pretty neat trick, but it take a-bit of practice. The around the world is where you are juggling and you spin you foot around the ball in mid-air. To start off you should try doing the trick with the ball stalled like this.

Then lift the ball up and quickly spin you foot around the ball in mid-air. Once you have mastered this you can move on to doing the trick while juggling

How to do the rainbow

2009-04-25T17:54:00.000-07:00

Heres the video bellow

How to do a Step Over Fake

2009-04-25T15:24:00.001-07:00

The steps for doing this move is to step over the ball with either your right or left foot. If you are stepping over the ball with your right foot, you will fake left. Then kick right. And its the opposite for the left footed fake.
Heres a picture of a guy stepping over.

How to do a Feint

2009-04-25T15:21:00.001-07:00

This is one of the many feints you can use this was the best picture I could find that explains the feint clearly. Just study the picture. And I know its from a video game.

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2009-04-25T14:55:00.000-07:00

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