Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Laces Juggling

Keepy-Uppies

★★☆☆☆ Age 6+ both feet Level 5 · Freestyle and Show

The best practice there is for a soft touch. It also teaches you where the ball is without looking.

Set it up like this. Drop the ball from your hands onto your foot.

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

    LACESHit the ball with the flat top of your foot.

  2. 2

    TOES UPKeep your toes pointed up a little.

  3. 3

    LOWOnly knee height. Low is easier than high.

  4. 4

    BUILDTwo in a row, then four, then ten.

The five pictures from the book

Drop the ball from your hands onto your foot.

7 LACES
1. Hit the ball with the flat top of your foot.
7
2. Keep your toes pointed up a little.
7
3. Only knee height. Low is easier than high.
7
4. Two in a row, then four, then ten.

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

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

The ball stays with you. This one is about touch, not travel.

Practise it — Beat your best

Count your best run. Try to beat it 5 times.

Coach says

Small and low beats big and high.

Watch out

  • Hitting it too hard, so it goes over your head.
  • Pointing your toes down, so it spins away.

Parts of the boot you use

LACES