How to Do a Fake Kick Move in Soccer

Every soccer team seems to have a couple of players who can move the soccer ball extremely well and can fake out opposing players. Adding the fake kick move to your repertoire of soccer skills will help you trick your opponents and give you an edge. The fake kick sounds easy but will take some practice until you can properly sell it to your opponents to get them out of position.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Large open field for practice
• Soccer ball

Practice the Fake Kick Move in Soccer

1. Start with the ball sitting still in the grass.

2. Approach the ball quickly as if you are going to kick it really hard with your right foot.

3. Swing your right leg back away from your body to load it up for a big kick.

4. Show how hard you are planning to kick the ball by moving your hips and shoulders as if you are going to kick the ball far.

5. Tap the soccer ball gently with your right foot, sending the ball to your left foot to successfully complete the fake kick move.

6. Dribble the ball slowly down the field.

7. Practice the same big kick move by swinging your right foot back, making a big shoulder turn and hip turn as when you do kick the ball hard.

8. Increase your dribbling speed until you can do the fake kick at full speed.

9. Switch feet and practice making the fake kick move with your left foot as well.

10. Get a visual idea of how the fake kick is performed by visiting the ExpertFootball.com website (see Resources below).

Tips & Warnings

• Work on the fake kick move until the move you do looks as fluid the real kicks you perform all of the time.
• Mix up when you perform the fake kick as you dribble the ball down the field.
• If you properly perform the fake kick move, your opponent should lunge toward where he thinks the ball will go.
• Remember to add more fakes and skills so you have choices to fool your opponents.
• Faking out opponents can make them very frustrated and even angry. Don't taunt your opponents after faking them out.
• Don't use the fake kick with the same foot every time. Learn to use either foot to perform this move to truly fake out your opponents.

Resources

• See Expertfootball.com for instructional fake kick videos.

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