19 SURFACES OF THE SOCCER SHOE™

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There are 19 surfaces of the soccer shoe used to contact the ball. These surfaces are involved in all of the foot skills in the sport, such as dribbling, passing, receiving and shooting. References follow the pictures. The 19 Surfaces of the Soccer Shoe™ are:

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# Surface Picture 1 Front Toe 2 Left Front Upper Toe 3 Top Toe 4 Right Front Upper Toe 5 Low Instep 6 Full Instep 7 High Instep 8 Right Instep 9 Left Instep 10 Outside of Foot 11 Inside of the Foot 12 Sole-Toes 13 Sole-Ball of Foot 14 Sole-Arch 15 Sole–Heel 16 Instep-Face 17 Inside Heel 18 Outside Heel 19 Back Heel

Only the right shoe is shown. The left shoe corresponds to mirror images and corresponding names.



Examples of the skills used with each of these surfaces include, but are not limited to:

Front Toe (#1) – toe poke shot, toe poke pass, toe poke tackle

Left Front Upper Toe (#2) – speed dribbling, dribbling fakes and feints

Top toe (#3) – flicks, dribbling fakes and feints

Right Front Upper Toe (#4) – dribbling fakes and feints

Low Instep (#5) – stab chip, topspin shot

Full Instep (#6) – instep drive, volleys, instep receive

High Instep (#7) – knuckle shot

Right Instep (#8) – outswinger from right side, sliced bending balls, outside-of-the-foot pass



Left Instep (#9) – inswinger from left side, hooked bending balls, outside-of-the-foot pass

Outside of Foot (#10) – dribbling, outside of the foot receive



Inside of Foot (#11) – inside-of-foot pass, front block tackle

Sole – Toe (#12) – dribbling

Sole – Ball of Foot (#13) – sole of foot receive

Sole – Arch (#14) – dribbling fakes and feints

Sole – Heel (#15) – dribbling fakes and feints

Instep-Face (#16) – chipping

Inside Heel (#17) – dribbling fakes and feints; behind the (other) foot shot or pass



Outside Heel (#18) – dribbling fakes and feints

Back Heel (#19)– back heel pass

The following is a list of the cross references to existing articles within www.CoachingAmericanSoccer.com®:

Instructional Manual

Dribbling: Inside of the Foot (#11), Outside of Foot (#10), Full Instep (#6), Sole-Ball of Foot (#13)

General Passing: Inside of the Foot (#11), Full Instep (#6)

General Receiving: Sole-Arch (#14), Inside of the Foot (#11)

Inside of the Foot (Push) Pass and Trap: Inside of the Foot (#11)

Juggling: Full Instep (#6)

Shooting and Goal Scoring: Inside of the Foot (#11), Full Instep (#6)

The Instep Drive (Kicking): Full Instep (#6)

Introduction to Soccer Skills

Introduction to Passing – The Inside of the Foot…: Inside of the Foot (#11)

Introduction to Tackling: Inside of the Foot (#11)

Introduction to Juggling: Full Instep (#6)

Introduction to Receiving and Controlling: Sole-Arch (#14), Sole-Ball of Foot (#13), Inside of the Foot (#11), Outside of Foot (#10), Full Instep (#6)

Introduction to Shooting and Goal Scoring: Inside of the Foot (#11), Full Instep (#6)

Introduction to the Instep Drive: Full Instep (#6)

Intermediate Skills

Intermediate Dribbling – Speed Dribbling: Right Front Upper Toe (#4)

Intermediate Dribbling – First Fakes and Feints: Front Toe (#1), Left Front Upper Toe (#2), Top Toe (#3), Right Front Upper Toe (#4), Low Instep (#5), Inside of the Foot (#11), Outside of Foot (#10), Full Instep (#6), Sole-Ball of Foot (#13)

Intermediate Passing – General: Front Toe (#1), Low Instep (#5), Full Instep (#6), Right Instep (#8), Left Instep (#9), Inside of the Foot (#11), Instep-Face #(16), Back Heel (#19)

Intermediate Passing – The Personal Pass: Inside of the Foot (#11)

Intermediate Passing – The Back Pass: Inside of the Foot (#11)

Intermediate Passing – The Give-and-Go: Inside of the Foot (#11)

Intermediate Passing – The Outside of the Foot Pass: Right Instep (#8)

Modifying the Instep Drive: Low Instep (#5), Full Instep (#6), High Instep (#7), Right Instep (#8), Left Instep (#9), Instep-Face (#16)

Intermediate Passing – The Driven Pass: Full Instep (#6)

Intermediate Passing – The Through Pass: Full Instep (#6)

Intermediate Passing – The Lofted Drive: Full Instep (#6)

Intermediate Passing – Crossing: Full Instep (#6)

Intermediate Passing – Chipping: Instep-Face (#16)

Intermediate Passing – the Outside of the Foot: Right Instep (#8)

Intermediate Passing – Volley: Full Instep (#6)

Intermediate Juggling: Inside of the Foot (#11), Outside of Foot (#10), Full Instep (#6), Low Instep (#5), Sole-Ball of Foot (#13)

Soccer words or phrases not otherwise defined above may be found in The ULTIMATE SOCCER DICTIONARY of American Terms available at Amazon.com.



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