Raise Your Game: How To Juggle

Beginner Variation: Kick the ball up, let it bounce, and repeat this until you develop the basic technique and timing.

You're Juggling: Once you have the basic technique and timing, try keeping the ball up with only the tops of your feet.

Show Off To Everyone: Try to juggle with different parts of your body: inside and outside of your feet, thighs, head, etc.

Challenge Yourself: Try kicking the ball high in the air and continuing to juggle as you receive it. 

The Best 1v1 Moves In Soccer

The Best 1v1 Moves

There are few feelings better in the soccer world, and dare I say world at large, than cruising by an opposing player with a nifty piece of footwork. Obviously, 1v1 moves are extremely dependent on the situation you’re in - you can’t expect a singular go-to move to take you by a defender regardless of where you are on the field and what’s happening around you. Speed and acceleration play a huge role in the proper execution of these moves, so keep that in mind. 

How To Hit A Knuckleball

In this episode of Raise Your Game, The18’s own Grant Conybear shows you how to correctly hit a knuckleball. The general technique of a knuckleball starts with aiming to strike the ball directly in the center. Using the knuckle part of your foot, about where your laces are, approach the ball straight on and use a short backswing while striking the ball with a locked ankle and locked leg.