Monday, February 22, 2010
Freestyle Ground Moves
Lately, i've been playing a lot of futsal (5 a side football) due to the bad weather in our area, and i couldn't help but realise the importance of ground moves. Freestyle ground moves, as the name suggests, are done with the ball staying on the ground at all times. Most ground moves involve both feet moving swiftly together. A very good first touch and ball control is a must, since in a futsal court, space is at a premium and the majority of ground moves require the ball to be as close to the player as possible. A lot of moves the bottom sole (surface under your shoes) to be in contact with the ball.
Realistically, ground moves are much more suitable for futsal insted of football, as it is easier to move the ball(which is smaller than a football ball = easier to control), around with the bottom sole of the foot on a hard surface. The smaller space is another reason too, as a single move to find extra space or get past an opponent can usually lead to a shooting opportunity. As opposed to football, where defenders have more time and space to disposses the player. More often than not, ground moves are executed in futsal to frustrate and distract an opponent in order to find an opening for a pass, dribble or shot.
In the next week or so, i'll try posting a few individual classic ground moves that should be quite easy to learn. For now enjoy the video below from Tim & Matthew
showing some nifty freestyle ground moves. cheers.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Heel Cross
It's been a while since my last post. Hopefully this one will be worthwhile. I found a new soccer trick known as the "Heel Cross". As I watch this video, I found the trick to be a bit weird than the usual ones and this soccer trick performed by Lucas himself.
The reason on why I chose this video over the others is because it gives a variety of tricks which could help with your freestyle soccer.
One of them is an obvious Around the World. If you're still unfamiliar with the ATW, you can learn the Basic ATW here. As I have not try out this trick yet, I shall give a few pointers:
1. Swing your thigh over the ball
2. As the ball falls, use your heel to kick it
Hope this helps and if you still want to improve your freestyle soccer to a greater heights. I would highly recommend the 11 Days to Freestyle Soccer guide.
Have a great freestyling day!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
The Nike Five T3 Shoes
I just bought these pair of Nike T3's and had a test run in a 5 aside game immediately on that evening. Previously, I had worn the very first Nike R10 for 5 aside and it worked great and still is for the last 3 years. So I've decided for a change and fast. Then I went to the shop immediately and decided on that very moment. I left with two choices between the CTR 360 and T3 and here are the reasons:
Nike CTR 360
A nice design specifically for ball control and passing techniques. Ideal for ball control and touch with the ball especially in 5 aside games. The only downfall is that it's bulky and heavier than the Nike T3.
Nike Five T3
Designed specifically for 5 aside with its rounded shape and slight swerve line of laces allowing more sweet spot for shooting and some soccer tricks using the side of your foot.
In the end and eventually I decided for the Nike T3 for one and one reason, the pair of shoes is designed and meant for 5 aside game of soccer.
Whereas the CTR 360 have great designed for ball control and touch but the very concept of CTR 360 came from the actual soccer itself. Meaning the CTR 360 has been tried and tested by professional soccer players like Cesc Fabregas for the purpose of getting the best on the soccer pitch rather than in 5 aside game.
So, that evening the Nike T3 didn't disappoint one bit and I enjoyed every moment of it. In fact, I'm looking forward to the next 5 aside game whether for fun or in actual competition.
Hope this helps. All the best in your daily soccer and freestyle soccer.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Zlatan Ibrahimovic's Dragback Assist
Putting the setback from failing to qualify for next year's world cup behind him, Zlatan Ibrahimovich, one of football's finest talent today, pulled off a sweet dragback pass that led to Pedro's goal during the Barca v Mallorca game. Most of us would think that a simple trick like the dragback is easy and can probably be done by most of the beginners out there.. but to pull it off in a competitive league game at the highest level, surrounded by defenders is really something else altogether. The fact that Zlatan had the awarness and creativity to do it in such a situation which led to a goal is one that is really impressive. Enjoy the following video showing us all that moment of brilliance from the swede sensation..
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
How They Combine Freestyle Soccer?
A few weeks ago, I stumbled across a freestyle soccer video that's good and also unique from the rest. To my surprise, they've done some basic soccer tricks that I can assure you would want to watch this video featuring Dominik Kaiser & Daniel Korte. Both Dominik and Daniel did some awesome stuff combining their freestyle soccer tricks and linking from one to another. The soccer tricks combines from basic tricks like juggling to planting like footstall and finally to advanced tricks like the crossover and the ATW. Now those are hardcore tricks and with practice you'll improve and hopefully emulate these two fantastic individuals. As a newbie to freestyle soccer, I would highly recommend the 11 Days to Freestyle Soccer to begin your freestyle journey. You'll learn all these tricks mentioned above in 11 days plan with 3 simple steps on each day. So, enjoy this video and freestyle soccer.
To your success,
Heikal Suhaili
P.s I would like to express my thanks to all those who have given good comments to this blog and keep up for your efforts.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
What has happened to Ronaldinho!?
Following some of the italian Serie A league games for the past couple of weeks. I couldn't help but notice how the once great Ronaldinho has deteriorated into a fairly average and uninterested player, especially during Inter's 4 - 0 thrashing of AC Milan . Ever since his fallout at Barcelona and the subsequent move to AC Milan, the player who once brought the wonderful tricks from freestyle football onto the big stage in europe has somewhat fallen from grace, starting from the mediocre performance during the 2006 world cup in Germany. This was followed by a fallout with the former barca coach, Frank Rjikaard, and an apparent lack of form and fitness. The spanish media even went on to state that ronnie was 'overweight', hence earning him the nickname 'gordinho' which roughly means 'fatty fat chubby pieface'. Gone are the days when the once great brazilian genius performed tricks during matches that some players wouldn't even try during training! Recently, ronnie has also dismissed talks about a possible retirement from football or the idea of leaving europe to return to play in brazil.. similar to what Adriano and Ronaldo (the fat one) have done.
As freestyle football enthusiasts, we can only hope that Ronaldinho, at 29, still has something left in him that could reignite 'THAT' Ronaldinho we all use to love (or hate if you're a real madrid supporter or argentinean). It was him after all who ignited many kids interest to learn freestyle football, esepcially during the Nike 'Joga Bonito' campaign. Following is a video we found on youtube with a compilation of the tricks and skills from 'THAT' Ronaldinho, who pulled off almost impossible tricks such as the 'flip-flap a.k.a elastico' during competitive matches and still afford to smile even if it didn't work..
Do you think he still has it? Have aliens stolen his footballing talent (like in the movie 'space jam')? or is Ronaldinho finished and past his prime (at 29!!??) Go on, drop us a comment and tell us what you think about this..
By: A. Faisael
Monday, July 27, 2009
Will Ronaldo (and his soccer tricks) Succeed in Spain?
Will Ronaldo (and his soccer tricks) Succeed in Spain?
As if its not been talked about enough, Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Real Madrid seems to be all the jazz these days. So we were wondering if Ronnie's bag of soccer tricks that made him the scourge of defenders in the Premier League be as effective or work even better in the Primera Liga? One might remember the 'young and raw' Cristiano Ronaldo making his Manchester United debut against Bolton back in 2003, where he showed us a boatload of soccer tricks which then went on to be copied by thousands of kids around the world. Would it be even better in Spain this time round? Well, time will tell.. but for now we'd love to get YOUR comments if Ronaldo's bag of tricks would dazzle La Liga's defenders or end up being rather average... thats all then, cheers for now.
By: A. Faisael
As if its not been talked about enough, Cristiano Ronaldo's move to Real Madrid seems to be all the jazz these days. So we were wondering if Ronnie's bag of soccer tricks that made him the scourge of defenders in the Premier League be as effective or work even better in the Primera Liga? One might remember the 'young and raw' Cristiano Ronaldo making his Manchester United debut against Bolton back in 2003, where he showed us a boatload of soccer tricks which then went on to be copied by thousands of kids around the world. Would it be even better in Spain this time round? Well, time will tell.. but for now we'd love to get YOUR comments if Ronaldo's bag of tricks would dazzle La Liga's defenders or end up being rather average... thats all then, cheers for now.
By: A. Faisael
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
5 Tips for Beginners in Freestyle Soccer
I've come up with a list of 5 tips for beginners that should get you started:
- Proper gear and equipment
- Warming-Ups
- Juggle the ball
- Plant the ball
- The soccer trick - The ATW
Read more: http://tiny.cc/5tips
By: S. Heikal
Thursday, February 12, 2009
The Toe Flick-up (a.k.a Ronaldinho Flick)
The Toe Flick-up (a.k.a Ronaldinho Flick)
This is a pretty neat soccer trick made popular by Ronaldinho a couple of years back, especially in the nike joga bonito ad series. Basically it is one that can be used to get the soccer ball off the ground in a more creative manner rather than the old 'pull-back and flick-up'. This trick can be done by most beginners with some practice.
Here's a step by step guide on how to perform the toe flick followed by a short video:
step 1: For starters, place the soccer ball between both feet, slightly to the front of of the foot.
step 2: Move the soccer ball swiftly with the front sole (bottom of your foot) towards the standing foot.
step 3: As the soccer ball makes contact with your standing foot, flick the ball up with the standing foot using a tiny amount of movement ( this takes practice to perfect).
step 4: Practice as much as you can, soon it'll be pretty easy and once you can flick it up as high as your waist, then perhaps, you can add on a juggling soccer trick.
Tip: Move your standing foot in a manner that would be 'just enough' for the ball to 'jump' off it. Try to keep your balance, and continue juggling with your kicking foot once the ball is up.
Here is a video we made as a guide. Cheers.
By: A. Faisael
This is a pretty neat soccer trick made popular by Ronaldinho a couple of years back, especially in the nike joga bonito ad series. Basically it is one that can be used to get the soccer ball off the ground in a more creative manner rather than the old 'pull-back and flick-up'. This trick can be done by most beginners with some practice.
Here's a step by step guide on how to perform the toe flick followed by a short video:
step 1: For starters, place the soccer ball between both feet, slightly to the front of of the foot.
step 2: Move the soccer ball swiftly with the front sole (bottom of your foot) towards the standing foot.
step 3: As the soccer ball makes contact with your standing foot, flick the ball up with the standing foot using a tiny amount of movement ( this takes practice to perfect).
step 4: Practice as much as you can, soon it'll be pretty easy and once you can flick it up as high as your waist, then perhaps, you can add on a juggling soccer trick.
Tip: Move your standing foot in a manner that would be 'just enough' for the ball to 'jump' off it. Try to keep your balance, and continue juggling with your kicking foot once the ball is up.
Here is a video we made as a guide. Cheers.
By: A. Faisael
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Could there be an Ideology in Soccer ?
Today, I'll be explaining a topic that's different from freestyle soccer but somewhat related. What I mean by related is that the ideologies in certain continents may give you a clue of where freestyle soccer came from.
Ideologies build up soccer culture and how the teams approach their soccer. It's a belief that's been embedded to the soccer players for years and years and what makes them in today's world.
In this article, you'll discover the truth behind the major continents in soccer like Europe and South America and how they became so successful in major tournaments for decades. You'll also discover the rising suns in the world of soccer and other hot issues related to ideologies in soccer.
You can read this comprehensive article right here: http://tiny.cc/ideologies
Enjoy reading and don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter for more tips on freestyle soccer.
By: S. Heikal
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Half ATW
Half ATW
The half-ATW is the half version of the ATW ( Around the World). But what's the difference between half-ATW and full ATW? To put it simply, the full ATW can be done using one foot whereas the half ATW is done by using two feet. Confused ? Basically you're doing the same technique but just that after completing rotation with the ball, you kick it up with another. Here are some steps to get you started:
Step One
The simplest way to begin by balancing the ball on your foot ( foot stall )
Step Two
Lift it slightly and rotate it, as you rotate make sure the other foot is ready to receive the ball.
Step Three
Complete the rotation with one foot and kick or plant with the other.
Tip: Lift the ball slightly higher so that you have time for your other foot to kick the ball
It's a hard soccer trick at first because you're using both feet. But as you practice, it becomes easier. Happy freestyling!
The half-ATW is the half version of the ATW ( Around the World). But what's the difference between half-ATW and full ATW? To put it simply, the full ATW can be done using one foot whereas the half ATW is done by using two feet. Confused ? Basically you're doing the same technique but just that after completing rotation with the ball, you kick it up with another. Here are some steps to get you started:
Step One
The simplest way to begin by balancing the ball on your foot ( foot stall )
Step Two
Lift it slightly and rotate it, as you rotate make sure the other foot is ready to receive the ball.
Step Three
Complete the rotation with one foot and kick or plant with the other.
Tip: Lift the ball slightly higher so that you have time for your other foot to kick the ball
It's a hard soccer trick at first because you're using both feet. But as you practice, it becomes easier. Happy freestyling!
Sunday, January 11, 2009
5 Facts that could change the World of Freestyle
5 Facts that could change the World of Freestyle
It's been almost 9 years since freestyle soccer grown into mouth-watering and simply addictive sports. The unapproved sport by FIFA is what concerns me about freestyle soccer. Whereas other sports like soccer, futsal and beach soccer grown into being an official sports. In fact, the game of futsal grown for the last 10 years and the first futsal match that I've watched was the final between Spain and Brazil where the Spaniards came out on top with the score of 4-3. Since then I thought those guys on the court were purely breathtaking displaying silky and showboating some soccer tricks especially Falcao from Brazil. Futsal have grown over the last 13 years since 1996 and in fact most people play soccer in the evening. What most people call it as five-aside football or in our case just futsal.
Futsal is just an instrument to show you how the sport raised for that 13 years or so. So I began pondering, what or where would freestyle soccer be in the next 10 years time. I've browse through the forum in ExpertFootball and saw about 8 replies to the topic. But then I've decided to write an article about it, laying out my very own opinion on freestyle soccer in 10 years time. It took 2 solid hours to complete but it was well worth it. Anyway, the title is called "5 Cold Facts that could change Freestyle Soccer in 10 years time"
You can read it here: http://tiny.cc/5_facts _
Enjoy reading as I'm still working on half-ATW and hopefully it'll be posted in as early as Tuesday.
P.S For more tips on freestyle soccer subscribe to my newsletter.
It's been almost 9 years since freestyle soccer grown into mouth-watering and simply addictive sports. The unapproved sport by FIFA is what concerns me about freestyle soccer. Whereas other sports like soccer, futsal and beach soccer grown into being an official sports. In fact, the game of futsal grown for the last 10 years and the first futsal match that I've watched was the final between Spain and Brazil where the Spaniards came out on top with the score of 4-3. Since then I thought those guys on the court were purely breathtaking displaying silky and showboating some soccer tricks especially Falcao from Brazil. Futsal have grown over the last 13 years since 1996 and in fact most people play soccer in the evening. What most people call it as five-aside football or in our case just futsal.
Futsal is just an instrument to show you how the sport raised for that 13 years or so. So I began pondering, what or where would freestyle soccer be in the next 10 years time. I've browse through the forum in ExpertFootball and saw about 8 replies to the topic. But then I've decided to write an article about it, laying out my very own opinion on freestyle soccer in 10 years time. It took 2 solid hours to complete but it was well worth it. Anyway, the title is called "5 Cold Facts that could change Freestyle Soccer in 10 years time"
You can read it here: http://tiny.cc/5_facts _
Enjoy reading as I'm still working on half-ATW and hopefully it'll be posted in as early as Tuesday.
P.S For more tips on freestyle soccer subscribe to my newsletter.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Are you Confused in Freestyle ?
Are you Confused in Freestyle ?
Picture this, you've seen a lot of freestyle videos and wondering how they do the tricks. So you eager to practice some freestyle but you're not sure where to begin. This is the common problem among beginners in freestyle soccer because I believed that it's important to brush up your basic skills before doing the ever-complicated tricks.
This mini-guide aims to guide freestylers whether you're a beginner or ordinary or maybe an expert to improve on their abilities and learning the right way of freestyle. Thankfully, I've managed to produce this very guide which hopefully will help your freestyle and most importantly increase your freestyle to another level.
Read on this page for more information,
P.S. Let me know if there's any questions or problems. Happy freestyling!
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Website Coming Soon..
Website Coming Soon..
It's been a while since the last post. Both of us have been busy on building our new blog. For the last couple of months, I've been busy conducting a project about freestyle soccer for which I hope it'll be worthwhile. This product is dedicated to the beginners and maybe veterans on learning and improving their freestyle to another level.
It's been a while since the last post. Both of us have been busy on building our new blog. For the last couple of months, I've been busy conducting a project about freestyle soccer for which I hope it'll be worthwhile. This product is dedicated to the beginners and maybe veterans on learning and improving their freestyle to another level.
The launch of this product is expected to be as early as next week as I've been working like hell on the scripts and website. I shall update this post as soon as the product is launched. So watch this space!
In the meantime, I've a short documentary about Billy Wingrove showcasing one of the knee flap. Basically you just:
1. Balance the ball on your foot ( Footstall )
2. Flick the ball slightly and knee the ball on to the ground to make it a knee flap.
P.S. Enjoy the video!
Thursday, May 08, 2008
Supreme Freestyler
Supreme Freestyler
It has been a long while since my last post. I've been busy with other committments and hopefully this post will make it worthwhile. This is a video I found from Youtube featuring Soufiane Touzani showcasing his freestyle skills along with ground moves in a 5 aside street soccer. After watching this video, I'm starting to think that you can use most of your freestyle ground tricks on 5 aside matches than playing on the soccer field. The most obvious reason I can think of is because you have the luxury of time and space in soccer but not in 5 aside. That's why I believe that playing 5 aside matches demand your freestyle ground and air soccer skills.
Here's the video, the following are the chronology of time for each soccer trick that Touzani performs:
Time Soccer Trick
1:12 AKKA
1:15 Rai Flick Read more
1:29 ATW Read more
1:30 Crossover
It has been a long while since my last post. I've been busy with other committments and hopefully this post will make it worthwhile. This is a video I found from Youtube featuring Soufiane Touzani showcasing his freestyle skills along with ground moves in a 5 aside street soccer. After watching this video, I'm starting to think that you can use most of your freestyle ground tricks on 5 aside matches than playing on the soccer field. The most obvious reason I can think of is because you have the luxury of time and space in soccer but not in 5 aside. That's why I believe that playing 5 aside matches demand your freestyle ground and air soccer skills.
Here's the video, the following are the chronology of time for each soccer trick that Touzani performs:
Time Soccer Trick
1:12 AKKA
1:15 Rai Flick Read more
1:29 ATW Read more
1:30 Crossover
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
X-over
x-over
X-over is very similar to crossover but the difference is the fact that you don't have to swing your leg over the ball. The soccer trick looks simple at first but difficult once you start to practice. The reason why because this trick challenges your balancing and coordination skills. If you can cope with these two then you have a chance to master this technique relatively ease. Your mind needs to focus on 2 things: 1. cross your standing foot 2. kick it with your stronger foot
Step 1 It's best to start from throwing the ball at your standing or weaker foot.
Step 2 As the ball begins to fall, cross your standing or weaker foot by lifting it over your stronger foot.
Step 3 Then kick the ball with your stronger foot and make sure you get the right contact on the ball i.e center of the ball
Repeat the above steps until you've become familiar with it. Once you've mastered this, you can start do the x-over while juggling the soccer ball.
P.S I shall post the video some time.
X-over is very similar to crossover but the difference is the fact that you don't have to swing your leg over the ball. The soccer trick looks simple at first but difficult once you start to practice. The reason why because this trick challenges your balancing and coordination skills. If you can cope with these two then you have a chance to master this technique relatively ease. Your mind needs to focus on 2 things: 1. cross your standing foot 2. kick it with your stronger foot
Step 1 It's best to start from throwing the ball at your standing or weaker foot.
Step 2 As the ball begins to fall, cross your standing or weaker foot by lifting it over your stronger foot.
Step 3 Then kick the ball with your stronger foot and make sure you get the right contact on the ball i.e center of the ball
Repeat the above steps until you've become familiar with it. Once you've mastered this, you can start do the x-over while juggling the soccer ball.
P.S I shall post the video some time.
Wednesday, January 02, 2008
MATW
MATW
The Mitchy Around the World or more commonly use as an acronym of MATW is a more advanced technique of ATW and combined 2 soccer tricks; the ATW and the crossover. The MATW usually starts of with the inside ATW and followed by the crossover to complete a soccer trick. In short, the MATW is the combination ( combo ) of both the ATW and the crossover.
There are 2 basic soccer tricks that you'll need to master to complete the MATW combo. First, practice your ATW and then the crossover and finally do the 2 soccer tricks in a combo manner.
The Around the World ( ATW )
Step 1
Place the ball on your stronger foot like a foot stall.
Step 2
As you lift the ball, slightly rotate your foot diagonally and form a 360 turn over the ball to complete the ATW. I strongly emphasis that you lift your foot slightly diagonal instead of straight because to perform ATW, you'll need to be a bit quick to complete the rotation.
The Crossover
Step 1
You can start either by throwing the ball upwards or kick the ball upwards.
Step 2
As the ball falls, do a crossover, normally with your weaker foot by rotate your foot over the ball just like the ATW only you have to wait until the ball comes down.
The MATW
You can start by doing the ATW first and as you complete the ATW immediately raise your weaker foot to perform the crossover and to complete the MATW combo of soccer trick.
The Mitchy Around the World or more commonly use as an acronym of MATW is a more advanced technique of ATW and combined 2 soccer tricks; the ATW and the crossover. The MATW usually starts of with the inside ATW and followed by the crossover to complete a soccer trick. In short, the MATW is the combination ( combo ) of both the ATW and the crossover.
There are 2 basic soccer tricks that you'll need to master to complete the MATW combo. First, practice your ATW and then the crossover and finally do the 2 soccer tricks in a combo manner.
The Around the World ( ATW )
Step 1
Place the ball on your stronger foot like a foot stall.
Step 2
As you lift the ball, slightly rotate your foot diagonally and form a 360 turn over the ball to complete the ATW. I strongly emphasis that you lift your foot slightly diagonal instead of straight because to perform ATW, you'll need to be a bit quick to complete the rotation.
The Crossover
Step 1
You can start either by throwing the ball upwards or kick the ball upwards.
Step 2
As the ball falls, do a crossover, normally with your weaker foot by rotate your foot over the ball just like the ATW only you have to wait until the ball comes down.
The MATW
You can start by doing the ATW first and as you complete the ATW immediately raise your weaker foot to perform the crossover and to complete the MATW combo of soccer trick.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year!!
Happy new year to all of you who visit freestyle soccer tricks blog and also to loyal subscribers to this blog. Hopefully we can make this blog better and thanks for all of your current feedbacks. Here's a freestyle clip from Tatsulow, enjoy !
Happy new year to all of you who visit freestyle soccer tricks blog and also to loyal subscribers to this blog. Hopefully we can make this blog better and thanks for all of your current feedbacks. Here's a freestyle clip from Tatsulow, enjoy !
Monday, December 17, 2007
TATW
TATW
Another soccer trick that is similar to the MATW but more advanced than the ATW, the Touzani Around the World or more commonly know as the TATW invented by the freestyle soccer player himself, Soufiane Touzani. The TATW soccer trick combines both the outside ATW and the crossover, similar to the MATW but different in doing the ATWs. To practice the TATW soccer trick, you'll need to master both the outside ATW and the crossover.
The ATW
Step 1
Place the ball on your foot, like foot stall.
Step 2
Lift your foot in an anti-clockwise mode over the ball and to complete the outside ATW.
The Crossover
Step 1
You can start by throwing the ball upwards or kicking the ball upwards, either way.
Step 2
Wait until the ball drops and do the crossover by rotating your weaker foot over the ball, like the ATW, and complete the rotation to perform a crossover. The crossover is normally done by rotating your foot clockwise.
The TATW
Similar to the MATW, start by doing the outside ATW and as you complete the ATW immediately lift your weaker foot to perform the crossover to complete the TATW combo soccer tricks.
Another soccer trick that is similar to the MATW but more advanced than the ATW, the Touzani Around the World or more commonly know as the TATW invented by the freestyle soccer player himself, Soufiane Touzani. The TATW soccer trick combines both the outside ATW and the crossover, similar to the MATW but different in doing the ATWs. To practice the TATW soccer trick, you'll need to master both the outside ATW and the crossover.
The ATW
Step 1
Place the ball on your foot, like foot stall.
Step 2
Lift your foot in an anti-clockwise mode over the ball and to complete the outside ATW.
The Crossover
Step 1
You can start by throwing the ball upwards or kicking the ball upwards, either way.
Step 2
Wait until the ball drops and do the crossover by rotating your weaker foot over the ball, like the ATW, and complete the rotation to perform a crossover. The crossover is normally done by rotating your foot clockwise.
The TATW
Similar to the MATW, start by doing the outside ATW and as you complete the ATW immediately lift your weaker foot to perform the crossover to complete the TATW combo soccer tricks.
Friday, September 28, 2007
ATW
ATW (a.k.a Around The World)
Known to most simply as the 'ATW' or 'Around the World', this freestyle soccer trick gets its name because the tricks looks as if your feet (in most cases) rotates around (vertically, or even horizontally at times) around the ball (a.k.a the world) hence the term "Around The World".
One of the most renowned and popular freestyle soccer trick in today's world of soccer, as i recall, it was back in the year 2002 when I saw this very soccer trick in the Nike Stickman advert featuring Ronaldinho. In fact, I noticed that the ATW soccer trick can be done in both directions; clockwise ( inside ) or anti-clockwise ( outside ). In this article, I'll show different levels you need to practice which hopefully will improve your ATW soccer trick. You can start learning and practicing the ATW soccer trick using your stronger foot to build confidence.
Beginner's Level
1. Place a soccer ball on your foot like when you're foot stalling. ( Before starting, practice the ATW motion a few times, try doing the ATW motion with an imaginary ball)
2. As you balance the ball on your foot, lift it slightly. (You can also give it a slight flick - let it come off the top of your foot)
3. Rotate your foot ( inside or outside ) whilst lifting the soccer ball. (Try Starting clockwise first)
4. Complete the 360 degree rotation with a foot stall or simple kick-up. ( Your aim here is to rotate your foot around the ball once and stall it or kick it up before the ball hits the ground - the main thing is not to allow it to touch the ground)
Intermediate Level
This is a more practical version i.e. when juggling with the soccer ball:
1. Let the soccer ball bounce on the floor.
2. As the ball bounces, immediately perform the ATW soccer trick ( refer Beginner's Level ).
3. The
situation is slightly different from the previous level. Touch the ball slightly with the outside edge of your toes. Then lift the ball whilst doing the ATW at the same time. ( You could also try to give the ball a slight spin as it leaves your foot by giving it a little slice as it touches the outside edge of your toes - this will reduce the time it takes for your foot to rotate around the ball)
4. Complete your 360 degree rotation with a foot stall or a kick-up.
As you've become familiar with the soccer trick, you can now start practicing juggling a soccer ball along with the ATW soccer trick. Hope that helps, stay tuned for more tips on the advanced ATW soccer trick.
Known to most simply as the 'ATW' or 'Around the World', this freestyle soccer trick gets its name because the tricks looks as if your feet (in most cases) rotates around (vertically, or even horizontally at times) around the ball (a.k.a the world) hence the term "Around The World".
One of the most renowned and popular freestyle soccer trick in today's world of soccer, as i recall, it was back in the year 2002 when I saw this very soccer trick in the Nike Stickman advert featuring Ronaldinho. In fact, I noticed that the ATW soccer trick can be done in both directions; clockwise ( inside ) or anti-clockwise ( outside ). In this article, I'll show different levels you need to practice which hopefully will improve your ATW soccer trick. You can start learning and practicing the ATW soccer trick using your stronger foot to build confidence.
Beginner's Level
1. Place a soccer ball on your foot like when you're foot stalling. ( Before starting, practice the ATW motion a few times, try doing the ATW motion with an imaginary ball)
2. As you balance the ball on your foot, lift it slightly. (You can also give it a slight flick - let it come off the top of your foot)
3. Rotate your foot ( inside or outside ) whilst lifting the soccer ball. (Try Starting clockwise first)
4. Complete the 360 degree rotation with a foot stall or simple kick-up. ( Your aim here is to rotate your foot around the ball once and stall it or kick it up before the ball hits the ground - the main thing is not to allow it to touch the ground)
Intermediate Level
This is a more practical version i.e. when juggling with the soccer ball:
1. Let the soccer ball bounce on the floor.
2. As the ball bounces, immediately perform the ATW soccer trick ( refer Beginner's Level ).
3. The
situation is slightly different from the previous level. Touch the ball slightly with the outside edge of your toes. Then lift the ball whilst doing the ATW at the same time. ( You could also try to give the ball a slight spin as it leaves your foot by giving it a little slice as it touches the outside edge of your toes - this will reduce the time it takes for your foot to rotate around the ball)4. Complete your 360 degree rotation with a foot stall or a kick-up.
As you've become familiar with the soccer trick, you can now start practicing juggling a soccer ball along with the ATW soccer trick. Hope that helps, stay tuned for more tips on the advanced ATW soccer trick.
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