Junior Ball Skills - Moves To Use In A Game

Junior Ball Skills - Moves To Use In A Game

This series teaches you some skill moves that are effective to use in game situations.

Junior Ball Skills - Moves To Use In A Game
  • Skill 1 - Stanley Matthews (Big Toe - Little Toe)=

    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 ...

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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!

  • Skill 5 - The Wall Pass

    This skill moves the ball from one side of your body to the other. This means you can change the direction of the ball just enough to get passed a defender.

  • Skill 6 - Step Over Turn

    This turn is different to the step over. This skill requires you to step over the ball in the opposite direction (with the inside of your foot first) and then take the ball in the opposite direction with your other foot.