More 1v1 moves, EXPERT skill required...

[NOTE: In 3v3 soccer, your last player (defender) should refrain from risky moves unless they are very practiced. I constantly encourage the forwards to have fun with these fancy moves.]

Here are more, advanced moves my players had fun with. I'm not going to explain these moves because there are many tutorials on youtube that can show you how to do them, but this puts a name for the move if you want to find more examples:

1) Rabona, a cross-under kick that can allow you to be 45 degrees in front of the ball and still kick the ball forward.

My son showing a Rabona, followed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Pelé and Maradona...



2) Hocus Pocus, similar to the Rabona except a sharper cut that keeps the ball close to your body. Keeping your foot pointed toward the ground can help.

My son showing the Hocus Pocus, followed by Ronaldinho and Ronaldo...



3) Sombrero, a juggle that goes over your opponent’s head and you run around your opponent and collect the ball behind him or her. We practice this move by tossing the ball at the player while another player runs in.

My son showing a sombrero, followed by Robinho and Pelé...



4) Rainbow [Really cool if you can rainbow the ball over the defender and into a goal!]

Ilhan Mansiz rainbows...



5) Cow, a pass around the defender where the ball goes one way and the player runs around his opponent the opposite way to collect the ball behind his opponent. While this is a fairly simple move, the way Ronaldinho does it, receiving a pass and one touching the ball so it goes one way while he goes the other, that's beautiful...



6) Bicycle Kick

Maradona setting up his own bicycle kick and Pelé performing a common bicycle kick...



7) Scorpion Kick

Here’s a clip of René Higuita, the famous Columbian goalie, performing a scorpion kick as a ‘cheeky’ defensive maneuver, however this can be used anywhere on the field, including to score a goal...