Review by Michael Goldman
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I coach two teams – my 8 and 13 year old boys teams – and found this very valuable for teaching myself stuff that I then demonstrate in practice and ask the players to try. The 7-9 year olds actually pick it up better – the teenagers are “too cool for school” to do anything they haven’t done since they were 6.

It is important not to underestimate kids and I found the U10 age group is ideal for teaching these juking moves since they are only just getting into passing and still like to work their way through the opposing pack.

The DVD covers each move many times from different angles, and in slow motion and regular speed. They use regular players not some kids fom central casting which is nice.

About 1/2 my kids get all the moves right but ALL of the kids develop better ball handling and are ready to take on opponents and leave them standing.

There’s a little clip from an adult game for each move, and it is very helpful watching, for example, Maradonna doing “the Maradonna.”

And let me tell you, there is nothing sweeter than watching a pudgy little 8 year old do a perfect Maradonna around a big athletic 9 year old leaving him standing there scratching his head.

I can give it to the older boys to watch on their own but the younger ones are too impatient to sit still and watch so they rely on me digesting it and teaching them.

Review by R. Salvador
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I bought this video to help me coach a youth team. I played D-I in college but that was a long time ago! This video has a huge amount of moves, and shown/explained very well. An under-8 team will appreciate this video, as will older youth players. My only complaint, which stops me from giving this 5 stars, is that the film footage of ‘World Class’ players was a bit middling. There’s lots of footage from the greats (pele, garrincha, cruyff, etc) that would have been far more impressive, and effective, than what was included in the dvd. Still, I can recommend this video to players, parents, and youth coaches.