Freestyle Soccer Tricks & Moves

Red Bull Street Style - Events

Red Bull Street Style - Events: "The ballers have a long road ahead of them to qualify for the World Finals in South Africa. National qualifying tournaments taking place across the globe will decide who will make it. Freestylers from 44 countries took part in Sao Paulo in 2008, and new countries are sure to join the long list for 2010.

The 2010 world finals is sure to be the most competitive tournament ever held by the sport. New freestyle soccer tricks are emerging at an increasing rate and it is hard to keep up with them all. Freestylers are now under immense pressure to come out on top and this is an exciting prospect for the next World Finals.



You can check out whether your country is taking part in Red Bull Street Style by clicking on this link http://www.redbullstreetstyle.com/index.php/en/Event/Index

Freestyle Soccer Shoes

There are a lot of good shoes available for freestyle soccer . The most popular to use are the indoor soccer shoe or the turf soccer shoe. If you use regular soccer shoes you will find that you will have a lot of trouble moving freely, as when you play on asphalt or any other hard ground the shoes are just not designed for it. Traditional soccer shoes are designed to be used on grass or soft surfaces, so therefore it is not even worth considering using them.

You will want the shoe to be soft and fit your foot good, it will make you feel the ball better. If the shoes are too tight then it will hurt and you will not be relaxed to do your tricks. If the shoes are too loose, then they have a good chance of falling off or flying off your feet in the middle of a freestyle move. Laces should be tied firmly, and not be hanging too freely.

One of the most popular freestyle soccer shoe is the Nike Air Zoom Control II or the Nike First Touch II. Those shoes are worn by some of the worlds best freestylers like Palle, John Farnworth, Jeon Kwon, Timo, Touzani and many more.

What shoes are you using for your freestyle soccer? Are there any particular brands or styles that you think are perfect for freestyle soccer tricks?

Benefits of learning freestyle soccer

"Freestyle Soccer has many benefits which often go unnoticed". The most obvious is the increased fitness that comes with the sport. Anyone wanting to learn freestyle soccer needs to work hard and stay focused, and to able to do this you need to physically fit. A few of the key areas developed through doing Freestyle Soccer are as follows:

• Ball Control
• Dexterity (foot and eye coordination etc.)
• Balance
• Positioning
• Increased Concentration
• Flexibility and Strength
• Confidence with the ball
• Anticipation (decision making)
• Motivation and Determination
• Swiftness (speed)

It is also a great way to meet people and make friends. There are so many new people taking up the sport that it is easy to find other people to practice with. Probably the biggest benefit though is to become a professional and make a pocket load of money from freestyle soccer. What could be better than making a living out of freestyle soccer.

Australian National Champion Revealed

The first ever Australian Red Bull Street Style champion was crowned at Bondi Icebergs! With style, attitude and determination, Graeson Cooper takes the glory and a ticket to the Red Bull Street Style World Final in South Africa next year.

Thousands of spectators packed Bondi Icebergs Club to witness 16 of Australia’s top freestyle footballers battle it out in the Red Bull Street Style National Final. Brisbane based football freestyler 18-year-old Graeson Cooper wowed the judges with his fancy footwork to claim the prestigious title of Australia’s first ever freestyle football champion! Graeson will now go on to represent Australia in the World Final in 2010.

So who is the going to represent your country in the World Final in South Africa next year? Are there any good stories out there from the national finals around the world? What videos do you have to share showing off cool soccer tricks in these finals?

Do you want to represent your country as a freestyler?

Red Bull Street Style is a global freestyle football competition set to get its first Australian entrant this year. One Brisbane resident is already through to the national final after eager Mansfield freestyler Joe Davies flew to Sydney to win the country's first qualifier last weekend.

Davies, 22, who averages two hours of training a day, said he played traditional soccer as a child but found freestyle soccer more enjoyable. "It's addictive. When you get a soccer trick for the first time it's a great feeling", Davies said. Having discovered the sport on the internet, Davies said he flew to Sydney in the hope that some of his friends would also qualify for the final through the Brisbane heats.

"He said freestyle football was a great sport for expressing flair or creativity." Everyone has their own way of looking at freestyle: some guys are really into making new tricks and doing creative things or weird things; some guys are really into doing really difficult tricks, really fast tricks."

Are young adults and teenagers more interested in freestyle soccer tricks or playing traditional soccer? It is hard to predict and probably varies in different parts of the world. The fact that you can now represent your country as a freestyler and compete against other countries has made the sport one of the fast growing modern sports in the world.

Do you dream about representing your country? Are you motivated to do whatever it takes to reach the top level. If you are representing your country then tell your story in a few brief words.

19yo Aussie freestlye soccer lover dreams of going to compete in South Africa

If 19 year old Matt Aird from Adelaide, Australia wins the try-out freestlye soccer stage on either Thursday or Friday this week, he will be flown to Sydney to face the leading contenders from NSW and Queensland.

After launching in Australia this year, Red Bull Street Style national trials will be staged in 45 countries over the coming months. His dream is to compete with the world's best freestyle footballers in South Africa.

Aird says "I've only done a couple of performances, but not nearly as big as the one I'm going doing for Red Bull. With performing, for some reason you can do the combos that you can't do when you're practising at home. Being in front of a crowd, it's like stepping up another gear.
Sometimes I get comments if I'm busking at Rundle Mall, you get people who say 'You can't do that on a pitch', or 'I can do that', that kind of thing. I think it's a compliment. I love it."

The young man is a passionate freestyler who is chasing his dream. Who else is chasing their dream out there? If you are a young freestyler who is planning to also compete in South Africa we would love to hear what you are up to at the moment. What is your favourite freestyle soccer trick? How long have you been learning freestyle soccer for? How many hours a week do you practice for.?

Freestyle Soccer Academy football courses

The Freestyle Soccer Academy in Boughton, Northampton, England was established in 2003 and has been running football fun academies for young freestylers. All children are welcome, boys and girls of ages 4 – 15(children will be in own age groups). At the academy children play fun games, competitions, shoot-outs, tournaments and much more.

In 2008 they had over 4500 children enjoy a fantastic time with fully qualified and insured professional academy coaches within an enthusiastic, fun and safe environment. All coaches are CRB Enhanced Police-checked, FA & First Aid qualified. Children require suitable outdoor & indoor clothing and footwear, shin pads, packed lunch and plenty of drink as varied breaks will take place.


Each day they have our Freestyle presentation, where children receive prizes they have worked towards throughout the academy day. Each child attending the academy receives a certificate of attendance signed by the Freestyle coaches. The academies are aimed at all abilities whether it is the first time a child has kicked a ball or they play for a club on a regular basis, the coaches ensure that all children have a fantastic time!"

This is a fantastic idea for young kids to have loads of fun and learn how the professionals do their freestyle soccer tricks. Do you have a freestyle soccer academy in your part of the world? If so what are your experiences, how much have you learnt from going to these academies? There must also be academies for the older children and even adults. It is a fantastic idea to take your freestyling moves to the next level.

Please feel free to add any comments that you have regarding Freestyle Soccer Academies around the world.

Which To Choose: Freestyler or Professional Footballer?

In the last ten years or so since freestyle soccer has become popular, young kids all over the world have been given a difficult choice to make. Do they try to become the next Kaka or do they try to become the next John Farnworth? It is a choice of one or the other if a person wants to become a professional, you simply don't have enough time to reach the highest level at both sports.

Traditional soccer/football is the most popular sport in the world without question, but the new trendy freestyle street version is starting to become appealing to young boys and girls. The television advertisements from Nike have made freestyle soccer tricks one of the hottest new trends and there is no sign that it has peaked yet either.

At present a professional footballer still makes a heap more money and is more famous than a professional freestyler, but is it always going to stay this way. The massive wages and fame of players such as Kaka, Cristiano Ronalso, Lionel Messi, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and David Beckham is enough to make any young kids head spin. To be able to get to the level of these players it is imperitave that the child starts taking it seriously at a very young age, even as young as five years old. The child needs to have a passion for playing football, and not be forced into it by a demanding parent(s).

Raw passion and determination is not enough to make it, the kid needs to have natural ability, strength and stamina. It is usually fairly easy to pick out which kids have a chance of making it and which ones don't. The kids that are fortunate to have what it takes, also need to have the right attitude and discipline to make their dreams come true. There are no shortcuts to becoming a professional soccer player at the highest level, it is years of training and hard work to get there.

A freestyler can start at a later age compared to a footballer, but the general principles of lots of practice and discipline are the same for a wannabe freestyler. Freestyling is more appealing to a lot of modern day kids. The soccer tricks of a freestyler are far more exciting for kids these days, compared to watching a football match. It is the new cool thing to learn and all there mates are doing it as well. It can almost be compared to a rapper who does cool dance moves to cool music and people love it. There is also much less risk of injury and a person of any size or shape (except overweight) can do it.

Does this mean that freestyling will be more popular than traditional football in the future. The answer is probably not, but that does not mean that freestyling will not get bigger and bigger in the future. Freestyle soccer will get even more popular over time, there is no doubt about it. It is one of the largest growing keywords on the online search engines, and websites about freestyle soccer tricks are popping all the time. If you are interested in learning how to do freestyle soccer there are loads of YouTube videos or you can have a look at an excellent new site at http://www.howtolearnfreestylesoccer.com/

Freestyle Soccer : Is Performing Soccer Tricks Worthwhile in a Football Match?

"Juggling and dribbling techniques is the process to improve coordination, balancing and ball control. Mastering a complex set of juggling tricks requires time, dedication and patience to become an exciting freestyler. Freestyle football allows individual to express their creativity on inventing new soccer tricks either on juggling or dribbling skills.

There are many dribbling tricks like the step-over that can be learned and practice. Each trick has different levels of difficulty varying from beginners to advance. Choosing and performing the right trick during a football match can be a crucial strategy. Applying these tricks require good timing and execution. Execute it perfectly and you’ll gain valuable seconds or create space for your teammates in tight situations. But make a mistake and you’ll allow your opposition to crawl back to their positions or you’ll lose the ball thus allowing them to hit on a counter attack."

Cristiano Ronaldo is a perfect example of a player who uses complex freestyle moves to confuse his opponents and in most cases it works to his advantage. In my opinion though it is almost pointless trying it in matches because unless you are an absolute expert at a particular move, you will look stupid if you mess it up. To be able to be confident enough to use freestyle soccer tricks in matches, you would need to work just as hard at your freestyling tricks as you would for your normal team training sessions, therefore you would be training twice as hard as the other players.

Is there anybody out there who has managed to be have success combining traditional soccer with freestyle soccer tricks? What have been your good and bad experiences and how would you advise other people to learn to combine both skills?

Is ATW your favourite freestyle soccer trick

Around The World (better knows as ATW) is a common soccer trick that is basically described as juggling the ball with the inside (or outside) of your foot. You need to make sure you kick the ball high and you need to quickly go around it, hence the name ATW. It is also sometimes referred to as the "step over"

ATW is one of the most common soccer tricks, and is quite often the first trick that new freestylers try to master. The most difficult part of learning ATW is to keep a perfect rhythm, coz if your timing is out then it is just not going to work. A beginner should be aiming to juggle to 30 before they start attempting this freestyle trick.

If you are a freestyler what are your comments and experiences of the ATW soccer trick? Is it one of your favourites, and would you say it is an easy trick or a hard one to learn?

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