Heewon's Football School 100 skills
13

Figure Eight

Around the Cones

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

This teaches you to turn both ways. Most players are only good at one way.

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

    OUTSIDEDribble around the first cone with your outside foot.

  2. 2

    INSIDECut back in with the inside of the other foot.

  3. 3

    OUTSIDEGo around the second cone the other way.

  4. 4

    INSIDEKeep looping. You are drawing an 8.

The five pictures from the book

Put two cones down, about three steps apart.

7 OUTSIDE
1. Dribble around the first cone with your outside foot.
7 INSIDE
2. Cut back in with the inside of the other foot.
7 OUTSIDE
3. Go around the second cone the other way.
7 INSIDE
4. Keep looping. You are drawing an 8.

Practise it — Timed eight

5 full eights. Time yourself and beat it.

Coach says

Small touches near the cone. Big touch after it.

Watch out

  • Bumping the cone over.
  • Going the same way round both cones.

Parts of the boot you use

OUTSIDE
INSIDE