Skill 1 - Stanley Matthews (Big Toe - Little Toe)=
Junior Ball Skills - Moves To Use In A Game • 1m 2s
This move, named after Stanley Matthews, is a great move to deceive an opponent while you are on the ball. For this move to be used effectively, drop your shoulder and exaggerate your movement to the side you are faking to go (the side you go when you touch the ball with your big toe), then push the ball the opposite way with the outside of your foot or your little toe.
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Skill 2 - The Step Over
This is a common skill soccer players use to deceive their opponents. With this skill, you are faking to take the ball with your foot and instead stepping over the ball with your foot and taking the ball in the opposite direction.
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Skill 3 - The Double Step Over
This is a progression from the step over skill. With this skill, you can deceive your opponent by stepping over the ball twice.
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Skill 4 - The Elastico
This is a difficult skill. There may only be a few times that you will have the opportunity to use this in a game but if you can, that's great!
