Some Basics of the Foot Shuttlecock Sport
Leopard Head Exercise
Take the foot shuttlecock and enter the basic stance. Lift the foot shuttlecock at the same level as your head and let the foot shuttlecock drop. Kick the foot shuttlecock with your knee and then the other, and repeat. Try to keep the foot shuttlecock in the air with only your knees. Repeat until you are comfortable with the exercise.
Dragon Tail Exercise
Take the foot shuttlecock and enter the basic stance. Lift the foot shuttlecock at the same level as your head and let the ball drop. Kick the foot shuttlecock with the outside of foot. Try to keep the foot shuttlecock in the air with only the outer part of your foot. Repeat until your comfortable with the kick.
Sitting Tiger Exercise
Take the foot shuttlecock and enter the basic stance. Lift the ball at the same level as your head and let the foot shuttlecock drop. Kick the foot shuttlecock with the inside of foot. Try to keep the foot shuttlecock in the air with only the inner part of your foot. Repeat until your comfortable with the kick.
Standing Crane Exercise
Take the foot shuttlecock and enter the basic stance. Lift the foot shuttlecock at the same level as your head and let the foot shuttlecock drop. Kick the foot shuttlecock with the instep of foot. Try to keep the foot shuttlecock in the air with only the instep of your foot. Repeat until you are comfortable with the kick.
Flying Dragon Kick
Stand in the ready position. Move your kicking leg into front. When the pass comes, jump with your rear leg and then with the front leg. Your legs do a ‘scissor’ movement, with also gives the kick its nickname, the scissors. When airborne, keep your kicking leg in a packet, i.e. don’t let it just fly up. When the foot shuttlecock is just above you, straighten the kicking leg, but do not use too much force. The motion is that of a whip. The foot shuttlecock is supposed to fly fast over your head and the net.
Snake Cover Pass
Head pass is similar to that of soccer. If you know how to do that, then you know how to do it with a foot shuttlecock. When you do a head pass, the strength comes from your whole body. Neck, waist, hip and movement need all to be phased correctly for this technique to work with full power. Concentrate most on the sharpness of the head pass and you’ll get results.
Snake Kick
This kick is a front kick. You raise your foot as high as possible, and the kick is executed when you bring the foot down. At the moment of impact, straighten you ankle to give more power to the kick. This kick is a very dangerous one for the opponent, since it is easy to place the foot shuttlecock anywhere from the most upper court to the most bottom court with this kick. Beware the net.
Control the Foot Shuttlecock with your chest
This technique is one of the most known. You can stop or control the foot shuttlecock with the chest and afterwards you throw it in your teammate or you throw it to your leg, where you kick it to the opponent field.
Attention, it needs concentration and plenty of experience.
Control The Foot Shuttlecock With Your Shoulder
This technique is very helpful. It is executed by leaping and proposing your shoulder to the opponent. It is effective in all possible kicks from your opponents. Also it is ideal for passing to your teammates.
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