Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Double Step-Over

Two-Foot Step-Over

★★★★☆ Age 9+ both feet Level 3 · Beat the Defender

Two swings instead of one. They have to guess twice, and the second guess is usually wrong.

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

    SWING 1Swing your right foot round the ball.

  2. 2

    SWING 2Now swing your left foot round it too.

  3. 3

    TEMPOQuick, quick. Not slow and pretty.

  4. 4

    OUTSIDEPush it away with your little-toe edge and go.

The five pictures from the book

Jog at someone with the ball right under you.

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1. Swing your right foot round the ball.
7
2. Now swing your left foot round it too.
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3. Quick, quick. Not slow and pretty.
7 OUTSIDE
4. Push it away with your little-toe edge and go.

Practise it — Count to two

8 doubles. Sprint 5 metres after every one.

Coach says

One, two, gone. Never one, two, three.

Watch out

  • Doing three or four swings and losing the ball.
  • Slowing down while you swing.

Parts of the boot you use

OUTSIDE