The Okocha

The Okocha name after Jay Jay Okocha is easily my favourite move and move I use the most in matches. It provides everything all great soccer moves do, speed, putting defenders off balance and an outcome.

While running at speed roll the ball with the inside of your right foot across your body and fake like you're going to hit it with your left foot but step over it instead. While you're doing this fake your body as if you're going right and go with the ball to your left. The video above shows how easy and effective it really is.

Things to Remember About the Okocha

-Roll the ball far enough out across your body so it doesn't get stuck under your feet.

-Touch it with the inside your the foot you're about to roll it with to sell your move

-Just a quick body faint to the right will do, no need to overdue it.

-Burst of speed right after you fake to the right will keep your defender guessing which soccer moves you're going to pull off next.

Ronaldo Chop

The Ronaldo Chop is a move done more often by flank players taking players on at speed. It also provides you some separation and time on the ball when flying down the field.

While running at full speed hitting the ball with the inside of either foot hit the ball across and behind your planting leg. Sounds much more complicated then it is. Really all it is is a cut of the ball but instead of in front of your legs it's behind them. Some soccer moves sound more complicated then they are and this is one of them, quite simple really.

Things to Remember About the Ronaldo Chop

-Get the ball out under your feet nice and wide to the opposite side

-Sell it by pushing the ball forward with the outside of the foot then quickly with the inside

-Do it on the move never stationary or you'll wind up playing catch up

Pro Soccer Moves

OLEE the crowd cheers as they see your special soccer moves dicing up a defender you just took on. Do you love hearing that oooooo from the crowd as you take a player on again and again? Nothings sweeter than hearing teammates after the game saying "did you see that move he pulled out there?" guy can play. Scissors and drags and megs oh my!

But don't forget or be fooled by all the flare you see on tv, the most effective moves like any good pro will tell you is executing it at speed. Whatever you do the key to taking on players is doing it at a full sprint, after you do that a couple times then you can try other things.

Be creative but don't over do it, soccer moves are about getting the defender off balance and being effective, enjoy. Whether it's a roll, drag, step-over, fake or any other type of move used at the highest of levels you'll find them all here.

If you take one thing from all these pro moves it's that these are to be done at speed not standing hanging out sippin' some tea while you wait for the defender get all nice and set. Push the pace, do your one fake and push the ball by them. It's special when you see the best of pros pull some of the most basic of soccer moves off like the ones listed here but with such class and at a big moment. That's a true sign of a professional who understands their craft.

Double Lunge

Now that you've mastered the single lunge time to take it one step further and add another variation to add to your arsenal.

So while running at speed at the defender lunge to your right (shorter lunge), lunge to your left (longer lunge) then with the outside of your right foot push it to your right. Soccer moves like this one at speed is deadly for getting a defender off balance.

Things to Remember About the Double Lunge

-Quicker lunges the better

-Whichever side you do the first lunge to is the side you will end up taking the ball to. So if you lunge right to start the sequence will go - Right lunge, left lunge, take ball to right.

-Make the first lunge shorter then the second to sell it to the defender

-No more than two lunges, any more you're not going to fool anybody

source : http://www.soccer-training-methods.com/soccer-moves.html

Single Lunge

Nothing fancy here but it works. The single lunge is like many things in soccer, simple but effective.

Lets go through it nice and easy now. Running full speed at the ball step to one side of the ball faking/lunging that way and taking it with the outside of your other foot and sprinting in that direction. It can be done with either foot, soccer moves like the single lunge are easy and deadly.

Things to Remember About the Single Lunge

-Sell the fake by shifting all of your body weight into the lunge

-Like always everything at speed

-Take the one touch in the opposite direction nice and long to elude your defender

source : http://www.soccer-training-methods.com/soccer-moves.html

Hocus Pocus

Now you see it, now you don't! The Hocus Pocus is a high level skill move that takes technical ability, timing and some serious confidence to attempt never mind pull off, much like all high level soccer moves.

Ball starts on the inside of either foot (use the inside of your dominant foot trust me). The ball then while still using the inside of your foot goes behind your plant leg around it and back to where you started with the ball. So it goes, behind, around and back across. Much more difficult said than done.

Things to Remember About the Hocus Pocus

-The faster the better

-First learn the move while stationary and then eventually on the move (it's gonna take some time)

-Lean forward slightly so your plant foot can get out in front of you a little so the move can be executed a little easier.

-High level move, so if you're just learning how to spell "soccer", soccer moves as difficult as this one aren't for you yet.

So many different soccer moves and skills from around the globe and the beauty is each player brings his own flavor to the pitch.

source : http://www.soccer-training-methods.com/soccer-moves.html

Roll Heel

Get your roll on! Soccer moves such as the Roll Heel take speed of foot and speed of thought.

So here we go, take the ball with the inside of your foot (either one) across your body but not too far in front. Roll it about half way across your body then take it with the heel or back part of your other foot in the opposite direction. This one sounds tricky but really isn't, you can handle it. Soccer moves like any other skill are about repetition and practice but you should be able to pick this one up fairly quickly.

Things to Remember About the Roll Heel

-Don't roll the ball too far out in front of you or you won't be able to get your other foot on to it.

-Soccer moves like this one need change of pace so after you hit the ball in the opposite direction sprint!

-Execute the move at pace while moving not stationary if you want it to work.

source : http://www.soccer-training-methods.com/soccer-moves.html