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Players Corner

The first thing that all soccer players need to know are the correct terms. Submitted to me by Quinn is the following website to help:
Soccer Glossary of Terms


Below are links to MASA Players performing Specific Soccer Skills. Parents, MASA recommends that you watch them first and then show the kids.  These are great skills to learn to improve skills otherwise known as touch.  

Juggling Skills
We recommend that players learn to juggle the ball as soon as possible.
1) Start with dropping the ball on a knee and then catching it.
2) dropping the ball onto foot then catching it.
3) try to get multiple knees/ kicks and catching.
4) Set personal targets

Juggling Tips:
- Try to get the ball spinning toward you from your foot.
- The ball should not hit you knee but your upper thigh.
- Your thigh needs to be parallel to the ground at the point of contact with the ball. If you leg is too high, the ball will fly over your shoulder. To low and the ball will race away.
- Ideally, the ball will not travel left or right too much but straight up and down. 
- Alternating legs as you get better increases the chances of getting higher numbers. Focus on this once the player has got above 15.
Here is a YouTube Video on Juggling

Below is a list of the current record holders for Juggling for MASA.
To get on the list, a coach must verify the juggling record or parents provide a video (must be wearing a MASA Shirt).

MASA Record Holders
Age Group BoysGirls 
 U18  
 U17  
 U16  
 U15  
 U14 Vinny Munizza - Fall 2020 - HS 100 
 U13  
 U12 Christopher Broncato Fall 2017 HS-168 
 U11  
 U10  
 U9  
 U8  
 U7  
 U6  
 U5  


MASA Keepy Uppy 100 Club
Vinny Munizza(U12 - 2020) Zach Balbach (U12 - 2018)Christopher Broncato (U12 2016)  Riley Nichols (U12 2016) Severin Dengle (U12 2006)   
Billy Sprott (U12 - 2018) Jon-Mark Balbach (U12 - 2018) Ryan Farrar (U12 2016) Ethan Bowland (U12 2016)  Brian Kaminski (U12 2006)   

A comprehensive list of skills is in the table below the MASA Section.

Disclaimer: The clips are hosted on YouTube. All advertisements and content without MASA logo has nothing to do with MASA so please supervise your kids when watching these videos.. 

List of Freestyle Skills

List of Skills

Difficulty Levels
1 - Easy/Moderate
2 - Hard 
3 - Very Hard

We will be adding more YouTube Links soon.

 DifficultyNameDescription                     YouTube Link
 1Inside CutCut Shield acceleratehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96WT8S9Us4w
 1Outside CutReach Cut Shield Acceleratehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs0c1PHzu2w
 1LungeLunge and cut opposite directionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-OMewLnB_o
 1Double LungeLunge onside then the other then outside of foothttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx0LnCW-YHw
 1Pull BackPull back and acceleratehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY8baB8TZwA
 1Slap CutRoll Turn and Block then Take awayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4F4egPU_uA
 1Double CutOutside Cut then Inside Cut. Min stepshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gpa_4lqRB18
 1Twist Off - PivotExtension of the inside cut. Shields the ball.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3bQhRjLK_s
 1Single ScissorsSteps over and movehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox7EDXk7AX4
 1Double ScissorsSteps over repeat and movehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6sjJ8U3ubA
 1Ball RollBall Roll and inside cuthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tehIn8fGQK8
 2NutmegBall between opponents legshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPXu3jURUS8
 1V MoveDrag pivot pushhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI2xbEvlVwg
 1Cruyff TurnInside drag behind standing leghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpyA6GoScfg
 2ElasticoOutside then inside of foot.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59HL5PzEij8
 1MatthewsInside -Inside in one stephttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0YySw0pnEWE
 1Lift Step and GoFake Matthewshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=espptvqY05k
 1Ronaldo Turn / OkachaDrag across body and step overhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4E8YcNzw28
 1RivelinoJump over then outside of foot move ball awayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfScE1JBQZk
 2RouletteDrag rotate and Draghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RvQ-Ggb6Lo
 2Reverse ElasticoInside of foot then outsidehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mvNdy8dpmqU
 3Hocus PocusWeak foot stepover. Cross legs. Hot outside foothttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QonMb1OKgpI
 1Back Pull CutBack pull then cuthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCz9FZu-GCw
 1Scoop TurnScoop 90 degrees across bodyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnWK9nxrPpg
 1Outside InsideRoll in the slap cut outhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt7LMkRScNQ
 1Ball drag out.Cut the drag behind opposite foot.
 2Neymar TurnTrap rotate back heel spin blind sidehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndCKzSw5HOc
 2AdrianoPull drag behind drag back roll outhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlSDci_PJL0
 1Heel chopJump over ball and inside heel chophttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwCn74jgocA
 2One Foot RouletteInside drag and rotate.
 2Fake Rabona turn.Ramona with top of foot roll outhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQMT6npZVjE
 1McGeady spinDrag rotate outside of foothttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4s61HV5QlI
 2McGeady combo.Double step over followed by McGready Spin
 1Burba turnInside cut rotate. Inside cuthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7Ipbfw8AEM
 1Heel to ToeOutside of foot - tap forward - turn foot away
 3Double AKKAOut in out inhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo5tVRVa94c
 2Drag back rewind.Cruyff. Drag across in front. Pull back.
 2Reverse step over double tapReverse step over. Pull then Push.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtaKsrXAU5I
 1Basic SwitchDrag heel. Drag heel
 1Touch BackDiagonal drag. Inside heel back
 2The Triangle.Drag across front
 1Cut Matthews.Mathews backwards cut
 2Ziki Zakahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6hMeyY3Ds4
 1Turbo Cut 
 3Hazardoushttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U30laLvZ1bU
 3Samba flickhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5MQisDnQno
1Double touch
 3Malouda flickhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qV7cFs9LCVU
 3Anaconda
 3Super Vortexhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7LxLc42UV8
 1 Side breaker  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAVgHeS72Fc
 2Hyper passhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoFlA4OvvpA
3Tornado Twisthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qU0TwSX-CE
 3Air Elasticohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lVu7ns_Q4E
2Rainbow
 3Akka 3000https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeHHCVgVCcY
1Waka wakahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbxsIW4Mp_Y
2In Air Rainbow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCFFru5lEPk
2Elastico chophttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6a_3cGGWJk
 2Knee twist
2Giovaini

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