Comments on: How to Do a Rainbow Kick in Soccer

on 7/15/2009 I tried many times but it won't go over my head!!
Could anybody tell me where the most useful video is !!
but, i won't give up as u all said i will keep trying!

on 8/15/2006 When you're about to do a rainbow, it's a lot easier to roll the ball first, then continue with the skill.

on 8/8/2006 When doing the rainbow, make sure you lean forward and put weight on your foot in front of the ball. This will help it to go over. If it doesnt work the first couple of times, keep practicing because thats the key.

on 8/8/2006 I could not do the rainbow for a long time, and I never thought I would be able to do it, but I decided to practice whenever I had free time. After about a week, I could do it. Don't get discouraged you can do it!

on 10/1/2007 In most cases it's true when people say watch what you're doing, but the rainbow kick is definitely an exception. Whatever you do, don't look back because, you'll just end up distracting yourself and kicking the ball to one side or the other. Look forward and picture yourself doing all the moves.

on 6/30/2006 1. When you start off, the back of your right foot should not be touching the ball and the toe of your right foot should not be touching the ball. Have them just a couple inches away.

2. Concentrate on your motion being straight. In other words, make sure your back foot is coming straight up, not going to the side at all.

3. This was the success moment for me- envision the ball going over your head. Focus. You can do it.

on 3/27/2006 I've found that in a game, rainbowing with your heel works, but when you're juggling, rainbowing with the side of your foot works better (it also looks cooler). Stand with the ball between your feet, and then roll the ball up the side of your left leg using your right. When the ball's a good 3-6 inches up your leg, flick your left foot upward hitting the ball with the side of your foot like you would for hacky-ing. Your right leg should already have stepped over after you rolled the ball up. It should turn out as a side-bow.
If you do it with a little sideways momentum, you can get it to flip up in front of you. Hope it helps.

on 3/29/2006 Make sure when you are rolling the ball up your foot, that when you're removing your foot you don't move it off while touching the ball, or you will roll the ball off your foot.

on 11/30/2005 simple and easy tips:
1. if you lean forward when you do it, the ball will go farther
2. for some it helps to jump while doing it (helps to elevate the ball)
3. if doing it not in action(still) then place your left foot over the ball, drag the ball up about one third of the way up the calf, lean forward so that you are putting all of your weight on your toes, let go of the ball and give it a good hard kick with your left foot (jumping sometimes helps as well).
4. visualize the ball going directly over the head.

on 11/22/2005 When doing the rainbow, make sure you lean forward and put weight on your foot in front of the ball. This will help it to go over. If it doesnt work the first couple of times, keep practicing because thats the key.

on 11/22/2005 If you are right handed then you put your right foot behind the ball, but if you're a lefty, then put your left foot behind the ball.

on 11/22/2005 When doing the rainbow kick, use a size 5 ball, it is much easier than using a small ball.

on 11/22/2005 When doing the rainbow kick it makes it much easier to practice in stations. First, stand still and use the insole of the right foot to roll the ball up the heel of the left foot. Make sure you roll the ball directly up the center of your left heel or else it will go in a different direction. Do this about ten times to get the motions right, don't use all your power. Once you get that down roll the ball slightly ahead of you. Jog up to the ball and place the left heel square in the center of the side of the ball facing away from you. Now the secret: make sure that when your right foot comes from behind that it is pressing the ball against the left heel with slight pressure before attempting the trick. Many people push the ball into the heel with the right foot and as soon as it touches the heel tries the trick - this will always result in a disaster. Once you can get it up in the air every time like this, you can slowly dribble the ball. Go through the motions, but this time when you have applied slight pressure with the right foot use your momentum to keep moving. You'll want to lean forward slightly and jump in the air about six inches or higher when flicking your left foot, all the while moving forward. Another pointer is that when you flick your left foot upward do it with a great deal of force, more than in the other two stations, try to kick up as hard as you can. When done right it feels like you tripped over the ball but kept your balance. Practice makes perfect. It took me almost a month and about twenty friends explaining the trick to me before I did it right. Whatever happens, don't get discouraged. Once you can do the moves quickly and fluently you'll be on your way to success. I hate hearing this too. but you must: "Practice, practice, practice, practice, practice, and then practice some more." Good luck.

on 11/22/2005 1. While standing and not moving, place your right foot over the ball if you're right footed, if you're left footed place your left foot over the ball.
2. Use your other foot and roll the ball up slowly with the inside of the foot.
3. Kick it with your heel, or do a knee up with one leg, and it will go up in the air. If you practice enough, it will go over you.

If you keep practicing you can do it so fast that it will look like one smooth motion to other people. When you're one on one with a defender, do the rainbow. If you have practiced it enough the ball will not only go over you, but it will also go over the defender and you can run around him.

on 11/22/2005 Sometimes when you do this kick, the ball might go directly behind you, or the ball will hit you in the back. Don't flick the ball too hard, or too soft.