The Stepover v2 (continued)

The Stepover v2 (continued)

Well, continuing from where i left in the last part in my stepover practice. After making sure you've warmed up and done some stretching, go get a ball (of course) and place it slightly ahead and in between both foot. What i tried is basically having the the ball in a single place ahead of both my feet and then performing an 'immobile' stepover to get used to the movement and distance between foot and ball. The forward and sideward gap between the foot and ball really depends on the person, so try finding a comfortable position. When starting to do the step over on-the-spot, start slowly by moving each foot over and around the ball. At first, the main objective is to avoid any contact between the ball and your foot. This on-the-spot stepover also happens to work your thighs, ankles and knees depending on what kind of stepover you're performing.

Next, as you're getting more comfortable try increasing the speed at which you're stepping your feet around and over the ball, one method i tried is trying to synchronize my upper body movement along with my legs, this, might come in handy later when you want to do a body movement fake or turning at speed. One more thing, try not to be in a very upright and straight posture as the center of gravity might be affected too. Once you feel that it is somewhat starting to become effortless to do the on-the-spot stepover, try not to look at the ball or even better, try the inward / instep step-over. Well, this part of the practice is pretty simple to master and i found that in less than a week, if done everyday, it becomes easier and it was time for the next level, which if i will post in the next post ( and i'll try putting some pics too). So to all Cristiano Ronaldo and Robinho wannabes, stay tuned.