Top 5 - Soccer Dribbling Moves

Ah, the soccer dribble. The salt and pepper of thebranded by him only goes to show that. It's a
game, the move that makes fans go wild, clubrather difficult soccer dribbling move to master,
shirts sell and defenders cry. It's no wonder thatbut if you can get it done right, it's a killer.
some of the players that are considered today'sDefenders will rue the day they met an attacker
best are great dribblers. Just look at the likes ofthat can pull off a quality Elastico, because it's
Ronaldinho, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Zlatanvery hard to defend yourself from its quick
Ibrahimovici or Lionel Messi. They all built theirchange of direction. Here's how it goes:
careers and image as spectacular soccer players1. With the ball close to you, push it slightly
on a few dribbling moves. Today, we'll coverforward and sideways with the outside of your
some of the soccer dribbling moves that werefoot
branded by these players. Feel free to try and2. Quickly cut it in the opposite direction using the
copy them :)same foot, but with its inside
Cruyff's Soccer Dribbling MovePuskas' V Soccer Dribbling Move
This move, branded by Holland's superstar, JohanThis soccer dribble is called the V-move because
Cruyff is quite easy to reproduce but that doesn'tyou "draw" a V on the ground using the ball.
mean it's less effective. Actually, it's one of thePuskas used it intensely while he was playing for
most effective moves to perform at the edge ofReal Madrid, so this move is usually attributed to
the box, or inside it faking a shot, or even on thehim, although a lot of players use it occasionally
wings, faking a cross. I'm sure that many ofnowadays. The basic principles behind it:
Cruyff's former adversaries will acknowledge this1. When an opponent is close to you, quickly pull
move's effectiveness. Here's how you do it:the ball back
1. Push the ball slightly forward, as if you are2. Place your base foot ahead and sideways of
preparing to take a kickthe ball
2. Plant your base foot (not the one you're fake3. Push the ball in a sideways direction opposite of
kicking with) just a tad ahead of the ballyour base foot, drawing a V with the help of the
3. When your fake kicking foot reaches the ball,imaginary line you pulled the ball backwards on
instead of shooting, cut it under your body, behindRonaldo's Stepover Soccer Dribbling Move
your base legThis one's slightly funny, because it can be
Zizou's 360 Soccer Dribbling Moveattested with equal rights to two players that are
One of the soccer dribbling drills that's probablynamed Ronaldo: Ronaldo Nazario da Lima, the
easiest to get a hold on from a technical point ofBrazilian striker and Cristiano Ronaldo, the
view. However, knowing how to perform a 360 isPortuguese winger. Both players make intense use
not the hard part, knowing WHEN to perform it is.of this move, although it's the Brazilian that was
Here's how to get it done:first renowned for it. The stepover is not easy to
1. Push the ball slightly forward, giving your directmaster, but a few days of soccer dribbling drills
opponent the impression he can reach itshould get you going:
2. Extend your left foot and place your sole on1. With the ball close to you, move your leg over
top of the ballthe ball, simulating that you would move it
3. Push onto the ball, hovering in mid air for asideways
second2. Plant your hovering feet next to the ball
4. Place your left foot on the ground and pull the3. Now you can either perform a double stepover,
ball under you with the right footusing your other leg as explained above, or you
Ronaldinho's Elastico Soccer Dribbling Movecould cut the ball with this leg and accelerate past
Ronaldinho has some of the best soccer dribblingyour opponent.
skills in today's game and this move that was