Heewon's Football School 100 skills
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Neck Stall

The Head Trap

★★★★★ Age 10+ both feet Level 5 · Freestyle and Show

The ball rests in the dip between your shoulders and stays there. Everyone stops to watch this 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

    STEP UNDERStep under the ball, not next to it.

  2. 2

    FLAT BACKBend forward so your back is flat.

  3. 3

    THE DIPDrop your shoulders as the ball arrives.

  4. 4

    ABSORBThe ball sits in the dip behind your neck.

The five pictures from the book

Throw the ball up straight, about a metre above your head.

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1. Step under the ball, not next to it.
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2. Bend forward so your back is flat.
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3. Drop your shoulders as the ball arrives.
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4. The ball sits in the dip behind your neck.

Practise it — Throw and catch

Throw it up yourself. 15 catches.

Coach says

Flat back, and look at the grass.

Watch out

  • Looking up, which makes your neck round.
  • Standing tall, so the ball rolls off your back.