| Ah, the soccer dribble. The salt and | | | | difficult soccer dribbling move to |
| pepper of the game, the move that makes | | | | master, but if you can get it done |
| fans go wild, club shirts sell and | | | | right, it's a killer. Defenders will rue |
| defenders cry. It's no wonder that some | | | | the day they met an attacker that can |
| of the players that are considered | | | | pull off a quality Elastico, because |
| today's best are great dribblers. Just | | | | it's very hard to defend yourself from |
| look at the likes of Ronaldinho, | | | | its quick change of direction. Here's |
| Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Zlatan | | | | how it goes: 1. With the ball close to |
| Ibrahimovici or Lionel Messi. They all | | | | you, push it slightly forward and |
| built their careers and image as | | | | sideways with the outside of your foot |
| spectacular soccer players on a few | | | | 2. Quickly cut it in the opposite |
| dribbling moves. Today, we'll cover some | | | | direction using the same foot, but with |
| of the soccer dribbling moves that were | | | | its inside > Puskas' V Soccer Dribbling |
| branded by these players. Feel free to | | | | Move This soccer dribble is called the |
| try and copy them :) > Cruyff's Soccer | | | | V-move because you "draw" a V on the |
| Dribbling Move This move, branded by | | | | ground using the ball. Puskas used it |
| Holland's superstar, Johan Cruyff is | | | | intensely while he was playing for Real |
| quite easy to reproduce but that doesn't | | | | Madrid, so this move is usually |
| mean it's less effective. Actually, it's | | | | attributed to him, although a lot of |
| one of the most effective moves to | | | | players use it occasionally nowadays. |
| perform at the edge of the box, or | | | | The basic principles behind it: 1. When |
| inside it faking a shot, or even on the | | | | an opponent is close to you, quickly |
| wings, faking a cross. I'm sure that | | | | pull the ball back 2. Place your base |
| many of Cruyff's former adversaries will | | | | foot ahead and sideways of the ball 3. |
| acknowledge this move's effectiveness. | | | | Push the ball in a sideways direction |
| Here's how you do it: 1. Push the ball | | | | opposite of your base foot, drawing a V |
| slightly forward, as if you are | | | | with the help of the imaginary line you |
| preparing to take a kick 2. Plant your | | | | pulled the ball backwards on > Ronaldo's |
| base foot (not the one you're fake | | | | Stepover Soccer Dribbling Move This |
| kicking with) just a tad ahead of the | | | | one's slightly funny, because it can be |
| ball 3. When your fake kicking foot | | | | attested with equal rights to two |
| reaches the ball, instead of shooting, | | | | players that are named Ronaldo: Ronaldo |
| cut it under your body, behind your base | | | | Nazario da Lima, the Brazilian striker |
| leg > Zizou's 360 Soccer Dribbling Move | | | | and Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese |
| One of the soccer dribbling drills | | | | winger. Both players make intense use of |
| that's probably easiest to get a hold on | | | | this move, although it's the Brazilian |
| from a technical point of view. However, | | | | that was first renowned for it. The |
| knowing how to perform a 360 is not the | | | | stepover is not easy to master, but a |
| hard part, knowing WHEN to perform it | | | | few days of soccer dribbling drills |
| is. Here's how to get it done: 1. Push | | | | should get you going: 1. With the ball |
| the ball slightly forward, giving your | | | | close to you, move your leg over the |
| direct opponent the impression he can | | | | ball, simulating that you would move it |
| reach it 2. Extend your left foot and | | | | sideways 2. Plant your hovering feet |
| place your sole on top of the ball 3. | | | | next to the ball 3. Now you can either |
| Push onto the ball, hovering in mid air | | | | perform a double stepover, using your |
| for a second 4. Place your left foot on | | | | other leg as explained above, or you |
| the ground and pull the ball under you | | | | could cut the ball with this leg and |
| with the right foot > Ronaldinho's | | | | accelerate past your opponent. |
| Elastico Soccer Dribbling Move | | | | Niv Orlian is the author & the owner of |
| Ronaldinho has some of the best soccer | | | | a Soccer Fans website that provides |
| dribbling skills in today's game and | | | | information on various topics related to |
| this move that was branded by him only | | | | soccer. |
| goes to show that. It's a rather | | | | |