Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Single Rollover

Step Over the Ball

★★☆☆☆ Age 7+ both feet Level 1 · Ball Mastery

Your foot goes over the ball. The defender thinks you are going that way. You are not.

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

    NO TOUCHLift your right foot over the top of the ball.

  2. 2

    NO TOUCHDo not touch it. Just go over and put your foot down.

  3. 3

    OUTSIDENow push the ball the other way.

  4. 4

    SPRINTTake a big first step and go.

The five pictures from the book

Ball in front of you. Stand still to start.

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1. Lift your right foot over the top of the ball.
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2. Do not touch it. Just go over and put your foot down.
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3. Now push the ball the other way.
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4. Take a big first step and go.

Practise it — Over and go

10 rollovers each foot, then sprint 5 steps

Coach says

Big foot over. Small touch away.

Watch out

  • Kicking the ball by mistake as you go over.
  • Going over so slowly that nobody is fooled.

Parts of the boot you use

OUTSIDE