Soccer Around The World – ATW

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The soccer
around the world trick is mostly known as ATW because the trick looks as if your feet rotate around the ball. The ATW is one of the most popular tricks in soccer today.

The trick can be done in both directions (either clockwise by using the inside of your foot or anti clockwise by using the outside of your foot). In this article you will learn how to perform and increase the skill of your own ATW trick.

The article is divided into 2 sections. The first section describes how to perform ATW if you are new to it and the other describes how to increase the skill of it if you already know how to perform it.

New To ATW

1. Place the ball on the ground.

2. Get the right feeling on the ball by bouncing it on your foot for about 100 times.

3. Put your kicking foot on top of the ball and roll the ball back in order to balance it on the top of your foot.

4. Now, move your kicking foot around the top of the ball on the outside and try not to touch it.

5. Then quickly bring it around the inside and kick it up again and start tapping it again.

Intermediate Level

1. Start by letting the ball bounce on the floor.

2. As the ball bounce, directly perform the ATW trick (see The New To ATW guide above).

3. Try to touch the ball slightly with the outside edge of your toes. Lift the ball while executing the trick at the same time. You can also give the ball a slight spin as the ball leaves your foot by giving it a little slice as it touches the outside edge of your toes. By doing this you will successfully reduce the rotation time around the ball).

4. Complete your ATW with a foot stall or a kick-up

Tips

• Soccer around the world Kick (ATW) can take some time to learn, especially if you are new to soccer.

• Have patience and never give up, keep in mind that soon or later you will be able to perform this trick successfully.

• Don’t get discouraged just because your teammates are able to perform the ATW successfully. Every soccer player is unique and just because they are able to perform it faster than you don’t mean that they are better than you. Just keep on practicing and the results will come, Good Luck.