Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Neymar Rainbow

Double-Leg Flick

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

A rainbow flick where both legs flick together. It goes higher and further than the normal one.

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 shin.

  2. 2

    ROLL UPRoll it up the back of your leg.

  3. 3

    DOUBLE FLICKFlick BOTH legs up at once, like a jump.

  4. 4

    SPRINTLand and sprint after it.

The five pictures from the book

Ball still, space in front of you. Flat ground.

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1. Trap the ball between your heel and your shin.
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2. Roll it up the back of your leg.
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3. Flick BOTH legs up at once, like a jump.
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4. Land and sprint after it.

Practise it — Jump flick

10 goes. Land on both feet every time.

Coach says

Both feet leave the ground together.

Watch out

  • Flicking one leg first, so it goes sideways.
  • Trying it on bumpy grass.