Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Ball Lift

Toe Pop-Up · The Pull-Back Lift

★★☆☆☆ Age 7+ both feet Level 5 · Freestyle and Show

This is how you get the ball off the ground without picking it up. Every trick in this chapter starts here.

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

    TOE UNDERSlide your toes under the front of the ball.

  2. 2

    ROLL BACKRoll it back a little onto the top of your foot.

  3. 3

    ANKLE SNAPSnap your ankle up and pop the ball into the air.

  4. 4

    CATCHCatch it on your laces before it lands.

The five pictures from the book

Ball still, right in front of your toes. Stand tall.

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1. Slide your toes under the front of the ball.
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2. Roll it back a little onto the top of your foot.
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3. Snap your ankle up and pop the ball into the air.
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4. Catch it on your laces before it lands.

Practise it — Lift and catch

20 lifts each foot. Catch it on your laces.

Coach says

Toes under, then snap. Do not kick it.

Watch out

  • Kicking it forward instead of popping it up.
  • Using a soft ball. Pump it up first.