Chelsea's Soccer Move

by Chelsea Bennette
(South Africa)

picture to explain step 4... right-footed person

I have developed an own move which is great for getting around your opponents. I like to use it during my games and it is an important part of my dribbling arsenal. So, how did I create this move? Well, one day while I was just kicking the ball around I was getting that "aha" moment and that’s how I made it up:

1. First of all, start by placing the ball a bit if front of your kicking foot.

2. Perform a step over by using your kicking foot.

3. Knock the ball back with the heal of your kicking foot.

4. Knock the ball forward towards the outside of your kicking foot. However, use your non-kicking foot for this (I will explain this step better now as a right footed person, knock the ball forward with your left foot to the right of your right foot, your legs will be in a sort of X).

5. Knock the ball with the outside of your kicking foot.

6. Use the non-kicking foot to knock the ball into position.

7. Finish off with a pass or shot.


Tips:

- Practice a lot until perfection before trying to perform the move in a real game.

- If you fail, try again, keep on doing so until you master it.

- Do not perform this move too often in your games because your opponent will pick it up and soon find out how to stop you.

- A lot of balance needed in the step four.