Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Rainbow Flick

Lambretta · Carretilha · Over-the-Head Flick

★★★★★ Age 11+ both feet Level 4 · Signature Moves

The ball goes over your own head and lands in front of you. It is the showiest skill in football.

Set it up like this. Ball still on flat ground. Nobody near you while you learn it.

Study holds every step and names it. Flow runs them together at speed. Space bar plays and pauses; arrow keys step one frame.

  1. 1

    TRAPTrap the ball between your heel and your other shin.

  2. 2

    SQUEEZESqueeze your legs together so it cannot fall out.

  3. 3

    ROLL UPRoll it up the back of your leg as you step forward.

  4. 4

    FLICKFlick your heel up hard and send it over your head.

  5. 5

    COLLECTRun on and take it in front of you.

The five pictures from the book

Ball still on flat ground. Nobody near you while you learn it.

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1. Trap the ball between your heel and your other shin.
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2. Squeeze your legs together so it cannot fall out.
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3. Roll it up the back of your leg as you step forward.
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4. Flick your heel up hard and send it over your head.
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5. Run on and take it in front of you.

Where the ball actually goes

The strip shows you; this shows the ball. Every turn in this book is a shape on the grass.

The shape the ball draws

D 1 2 3 4 Seen from above · you start at the feet

Up over their head, and you meet it behind.

Practise it — Rainbow steps

Practise just the squeeze 20 times. Then add the flick.

Coach says

Squeeze, roll, flick. The squeeze does most of the work.

Watch out

  • Not squeezing, so the ball drops out straight away.
  • Flicking with a bent knee instead of a straight leg.