Full list of Fundamental Footwork Patterns: Categorized by the way the pattern move the ball

FUNDAMENTAL FOOTWORK PATTERNS

Footwork patterns that  moves the ball in different ways

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Pick one pattern from each category

 

Turns

 

Ball Mastery

  • Drag Back turn - don't have a video for just Drag turns. this video has a complicated combo if drags. A basic drag turn is in there somewhere

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Ball Moving

 

A 90 degree turn using a drag back V

 

  • Same foot DBV - Drag back and with the same foot immediately move the ball out of the body and shuffle

  • Use the toes to move away- easier version, and good for quick acceleration

  • Same foot DBV - Drag back and with the same foot immediately move the ball out of the body and shuffle

  • Use the inside to get away - great for opening the foot (back foot touch)
  • Switch Foot DBV - Drag back and with the other foot immediately move the ball out of the body and step.
  • Use the toes for quick acceleration
  • Switch Foot DBV - Drag back and with the other foot immediately move the ball out of the body and step.
  • Use the inside to develop a back foot touch
  • DBFB - drag back flick behind  -Drag back and with the same foot immediately move the ball across the back of the body and shuffle.

 

Move the ball in the same direction Uses the same type of touch

 

  • CRAB - ball stays next to inside of back foot. Player moves sideways slowly taking ting little inside touches 
  • PONY - ball stays next to little toe of front foot. Player moves forwards taking tiny little outside touches, keeping the little toe right next to the ball

 

Use One touch to Change direction

 

  • Inside shuffle - Inside across the body and shuffle.
  • v1 - Inside Shuffle (body lean – falling leaf)
  • Inside chop shuffle - Inside across the body and shuffle.
  • v2 - Inside Shuffle (Centered ball - chop and shuffle)
  • Outside shuffle - Outside across the body and shuffle.
  • RAsh - Roll Across across the body and shuffle.
  • Sorry - dont have a roll across shuffle video in isolation. but this video shows a roll across in a combination footwork exercise

2 touch Chop and push to change direction

  • Inside Chop (stop) Inside push & shuffle
  • Can be used as a turn or a change of direction
  • Outside Chop Outside push & shuffle
  • Can be used as a turn or to change direction
  • Inside Switch Outside (Dush Dush) - Inside chop touch followed immediately by an outside with the other foot that gets the ball out of the body, followed by 1 step.

 

Use 2 touches to move 'laterally then forward'

 

  • Roll Across Inside
  • Inside Inside - Inside across the body followed immediately into an inside with the other foot (stop touch or a forward touch) followed by 1 step
  • Outside step Inside - Outside touch out of the body followed immediately by 1 step, followed immediately by an inside touch with the same foot (that stops the ball or moves it forward or it could be a drag back and turn) , followed by a shuffle

 

Use a fake before moving the ball the other way

 

  • Inside step Outside - Inside chop touch  followed immediately by an outside touch with the same foot that gets the ball out of the body, followed by at least 1 step[This is an inside fake)
  • Outside fake - fake an Outside touch and then go back the other way
  • In this video it is am outside fake outside take  in the other direction, followed by a step and and an inside chop.

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