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Rabona
The Cross-Leg
You kick with your good foot by swinging it behind your other leg. It lets you cross from the wrong side.
Study holds every step and names it. Flow runs them together at speed. Space bar plays and pauses; arrow keys step one frame.
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1
PLANT WIDEPlant your weak foot wide, past the ball.
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2
CROSS BEHINDSwing your good foot behind that leg.
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3
INSIDEStrike the ball with the inside of your good foot.
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4
LANDLet your legs uncross as you land.
The five pictures from the book
Ball still. Learn this one standing, not running.
Practise it — Standing rabona
20 standing still. Only then add two steps.
Coach says
Plant wide, or you will trip yourself up.
Watch out
- Planting too close to the ball.
- Trying it at full speed before you can do it standing still.