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Soccer techniques and moves

How to improve your soccer skills

Improve your soccer skills by watching these videos then practicing with your mates!

How to control the ball

Dribbling and fakes

How to make a diving save

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Soccer skills – dribbling and passing

Soccer techniques and moves

Heidi Strauss has produced a series of very nice videos that show you how to perform basic football (soccer) techniques and moves. Dribbling and passing

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Goalkeeper skills – kicking from the hand

Soccer techniques and moves

Essential goalkeeper skills Kicking from the hand How? “Kicking from the hand (or drop-kicking) is a bit like a rugby move. Hold the ball out in front of you in both hands, or in the palm of the hand opposite to your strongest foot. As you move forward, release the ball. Bring your kicking leg [...]

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taking corners

Soccer techniques and moves

How? Corners are opportunities for scoring goals. The player taking the kick decides whether to take a short ball (usually to a player waiting nearby) or a longer ball across the goal mouth (to players near the far post). The rest of the team usually crowds around the goal, trying to keep the defenders guessing [...]

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keepy uppys (ball juggling)

Soccer techniques and moves

How? “A keepy-uppy (or ball juggling) simply involves keeping the ball off the ground for as long as possible using various parts of your body – parts that are allowed to touch the ball in football: feet, knees, thighs, shoulders (not arms), chest, head, even your back. The ball is gently tapped into the air [...]

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sliding tackle

Soccer techniques and moves

How? The sliding tackle, like the block tackle, is a way of winning the ball off an opponent player. It happens at ground level and is executed by sliding the body feet-forward to take the ball from the player in possession. The player must watch the ball carefully, approach from an angle and be decisive [...]

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the Cruyff turn

Soccer techniques and moves

How? “The Cruyff turn is a clever trick to make the opposition think you’re about to pass the ball forwards when you’re actually turning with it. As you approach your opponent with the ball, position your body to feign a cross or shot. Then drag the ball with your foot behind your standing leg. Turn [...]

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the lofted kick

Soccer techniques and moves

How? “The lofted kick is like an exaggerated chip. Approach the ball standing straight and then lean back. Your head should tilt back while your body and eyes should be level with the horizon. Your weight should be applied to the heel of your non-kicking foot, arms outstretched with the arm on the opposite side [...]

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chipping a soccer ball

Soccer techniques and moves

How? “The chip uses a stabbing or chopping motion in which the lower part of the foot (but not toe) makes contact with the part of the ball very near to the ground. The knee of the kicking foot is bent, and high at the end of the follow-through. When you swing at the ball, [...]

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