Moves to beat an opponent
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- Hip Swivel — Fake with inside of one foot by swiveling hips toward ball, then reverse direction and take the ball with the inside of the other foot.
- Mathews — Fake with inside of foot nudging ball by dipping shoulder, then take ball in the opposite direction with the outside of same foot. (explode)
- Cap — Cut ball with inside of foot slightly backward and take ball ahead with the inside of the opposite foot.
- Stepover — With ball moving, stepover ball so ball is outside of stepover foot, turn and take the ball with the other foot.
- Scissors over ball — Step behind ball as if preparing to take it with the outside of one foot, then step over the ball and take it with the outside of the other foot.
- Rivolino — Same as stepover, but take the ball with outside of stepover foot.
- Vee — Fake pass with instep (across body), pull ball back with sole and take in opposite direction with the inside of the same foot.
- Cruyff — Fake kick with inside of foot, but instead pull ball behind the standing leg and change directions.
- Inside of foot cut — Cut the ball across body with inside of foot while simultaneously stepping over it and take with outside of opposite foot.
- 3/4 Inside of foot turn — Cut ball back with inside of foot, continue turning 3/4 of the way around and take the ball with the inside of the same foot
- 3/4 Outside of foot turn — Cut ball back with outside of foot, continue turning 3/4 of the way around and take the ball with the outside of the same foot
- Scissors behind ball — Step behind ball as if preparing to take it with outside of one foot, fake, then take it with the outside of the opposite foot. (easy to learn)
- Scissors in front of ball — Step behind ball as if preparing to take it with outside of one foot, then step around front of ball and take it with outside of the other foot.
- Double Scissors — Push ball forward, make alternate scissors steps and take with outside of first foot. (ineffective close to opponent)
- Reverse Mathews — Fake with outside of one foot, step behind and take with outside of opposite foot. (also called body swerve or Touch’n go)
- Stepover – Scissors — Ball rolling. Stepover followed by scissors with same foot and take with outside of other foot.
- Front Roll — While moving forward, pull ball across body with sole and take with outside of opposite foot.
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