Description:
Here is a large collection of beginner soccer tricks. As requested many times, I put video links underneath each explanation to visually show how the soccer tricks are done.
Explanation:
ATW - Around the World - Outside
Around the world is the most famous and most used trick in freestyle. To do it, you have to go around the ball with you leg while juggling before it hits the ground. Try to make the hitting and the rising of your leg one movement. Hit the ball on your small toe-area on your shoe (or foot) and try to give the ball a little bit of effect and at the same time go around the ball with your leg. The height of the ball should be approximately at knee-height. Some freestylers first learn the trick from footstall. This is easier as you have more control. Let the ball roll a very little bit to the side and then make the move. And don't think you can do it after 3 or 4 tries, practice is the key and remember that every freestyler had to start here once. If you get the ball too high, try to hit it more at the side of your foot, when it's too low, try to hit it more at the middle of your foot.
ATW - Inside
The same as the outside Around the world, but in the opposite direction. Hit the ball somewhere at your big toe and make the move. Remember that the height of the ball is more important than the speed of your leg.
Tutorial on both ATW's: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=9wAuIsQ92I4
CO - Crossover
With this trick you hit the ball while you jump with your legs crossed. The main key of this trick is the timing. You don't need to jump high at all if your timing is correct. Try to jump as the ball is at knee-height. When you hit the ball, your other leg should already be over the ball. If the ball goes forward, try to jump slightly backwards so the ball comes straight up. Some freestylers do this trick with their good leg swinging over the ball, while others prefer to swing with your weaker leg. This depends all on yourself and you should try what feels more comfortable to you.
Sound should be on: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=cDOtFMQzUts
HATW - Half ATW
Although there is also an inside version of this trick, which is almost never used, this tutorial will learn you the outside version. Try to do a normal outside ATW. Do it a little higher than normal, but if your foot goes down, put it on the ground in stead of under the ball and hit the ball in the normal juggle-way with your other foot. In the beginning you may need to make a little jump, but if you can do this good, you should be able to do it without a jump, like you just step over something.
Guy doing HATW after 5 seconds:
http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=7wWqIz4AYgM
HTW - Hop the World - Inside
This trick is like an inside ATW but hitting the ball up with the other leg. This trick is very important for combos. While juggling hit the ball a little higher than normal. Don't give the ball extra effect or something, just a higher kick-up. While putting your foot down, go around the ball with your other leg with an inside direction. Finish the trick as a normal inside ATW. Some people learn the trick by jumping a little with the juggle before the trick. This is easier but looks less nice. The first way is harder, but a lot easier to do in combos. Try to find the perfect height for the ball. Too high gives you more time, but makes the rotation harder, while too low makes the time very short but gives your leg much space. Don't give up and practice, it's one of the hardest trick for beginners, but it's definitely worth it. (Especially the weak leg may cause problems, but just try it. Your weak leg must get used to doing tricks too.)
HTW tutorial: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=VzECXitxPC8
HTW - Hop the World - Outside
This trick is not used very often, very few people do it in combos. But mastering this trick gives you an advance in learning hard tricks as ATATW. It's also good for the speed of your leg in outside directions and improves your outside ATW's. Kick the ball up like an inside ATW. When your foot comes down, kick in the air next to the ball and above your other foot. Now your leg has speed and finish the move as an outside ATW.
Matte Linder (3rd trick): http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=PSo-GCT_za4
X-over
This trick is very similar to the crossover, but the difference is that you go under the ball with your leg. When the ball is between knee- and hip-height, swing your leg under the ball like you're passing a ball with your inside foot through the air. When the leg has swung and there is space, jump and try to time it right so you can hit the ball high enough. Try to hit the ball a bit on your side and with the spot on your foot where you hit the ball to juggle.
Tobbe doing X-over: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=ntHJ6y0ImNE
RCO - Reverse CO
This trick is like crossover, but with your leg swinging in the totally opposite direction. Start like you would do an X-over, but you must swing a lot faster with your leg because you must complete the rotation for about � when you jump to hit the ball up. When you master this you can try to do the trick more stylish by stepping over the ball in stead of jumping high. When the ball is at knee height, step over the ball like you would do over a small fence. When you�re about to land your foot, hit the ball with your other foot. When you can do the RCO this way, it makes AATW a lot easier for you.
Make sure sound is on: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=yNC3L7W4oBg
TTB - Touzani Toe Bounce - Pancake
This trick is when you let the ball fall on your foot and then slide it back so the ball will come up pretty high and with effect. To learn the trick can be quite hard but if you have done it once you can do it more times easily. Put your foot on the ground on the spot where you think the ball is going to land. At the moment the ball will hit your foot, push with your heel in the ground, point your toes up (hit the ball with them) and slide back your foot a little. Now the ball should come up with forward effect (seen from the eyes of the freestyler) If you master this try to do it with your weak foot and then do multiple TTB's. If you can do multiple you totally master the trick.
The video is in the TB video.
TB - Toe Bounce
This is very similar to the TTB, but with the normal toebounce you swing your other leg over the ball. Start like you would do a TTB. In stead of the normal sliding, jump slightly backwards and at the same time swing your other leg over the ball with an inside motion. The more you slide (remember that your toes point up, this may go wrong when you just focus on sliding) the higher the ball will go. If you are very good you can do a HTW directly after the TB with the leg that went over the ball. This is TB-HTW nt. But the nt-tricks will come later since most of them are very difficult. Don't give up too early with this trick since it's pretty hard to learn. It's all about timing the slide. If you point very fast and high, you may not even need to slide back. You can't get the ball as high as normal but this way of doing toebounce is required for doing the trick new-shit.
Tobbe doing both TB and pancake: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=UtHnuT7-W90
RTB - Reverse Toe Bounce
As the name says, it's just a TB with the leg swinging in the other (outside) direction. When the ball comes down, try to put your support leg next to the spot where the ball will land. When its your left leg put it right to the ball, when it's your right leg put it left from the ball. Then as you would kick a ball behind support leg, put your other foot on the spot where the ball will land. When the ball hits your foot, point up your toes and swing your other leg over the ball with an outside motion. The better it goes, the smoother it will look. When you master it, it will look like dance passes. ;)
Good example of RTB: http://nl.youtube.com/watch?v=OcmY1Dk2g0M
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