How to Do a Double Touch Move in Soccer

In soccer, offensive players are limited to using fakes and misdirection to move defensive players out of the way. Defensive players are taught to always keep an eye on the ball and to anticipate where the ball is going. While body fakes (lunges, scissors, reverse scissors) work well, quickly changing the direction of the soccer ball is often more efficient at moving close defenders out of the way. The double touch move quickly changes the direction of the ball so defenders don't know what to do.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Open field
• Soccer ball

Practice the Double Touch Move and Do It Right

1. Dribble the ball slowly at first by passing the ball from your right foot to your left foot a couple of times.

2. Kick the soccer ball quickly from the inside of your left foot to the inside of your right foot.

3. Hop into the air to kick the ball with the inside of your right foot in order to send the ball back to the left quickly.

4. Practice kicking the ball hard with your left foot as if passing to another player. Instead, you'll jump forward so that your right foot passes the ball back to your left foot.

5. Remember your right foot should not touch the ground from the time your left foot kicks the ball for the double touch.

6. Add a burst of speed to practice dribbling the ball away from defenders after do the double touch.

7. Switch it up and start the double touch with your right foot. Mastering this skill with both feet may make you a more effective player, as you can perform it no matter where you're at on the field.

Tips & Warnings

• Limit the number of times you do the double touch move in a game. You don't want the defenders correctly guessing when you will use this technique.
• Always keep an eye on where defenders are. If defenders are far away, use a different fake, as the double touch tends to work better when defenders are close to you.
• The first touch of the soccer ball should be hard enough to fake out the defender who will think you are simply passing the ball.
• Avoid performing the double touch slowly or standing too upright, because it can make the technique appear lees fluid and cause it to be unsuccessful.

Resources

• Online video of the double touch move at Soccer Tricks & Skills

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