5 cold facts that could change freestyle soccer in 10 years
On a cold day while walking the streets, I bumped into a couple of kids doing silky tricks while juggling the ball. To my amazement, they can do tricks in different combinations or what they called a combo and link between them. Soccer tricks intrigued me that I started to practice some of them, well, at least one of them. So I walked through the park to watch the boys play a nice friendly game on a cold, rainy afternoon. Some of them, particularly in midfield, outmaneuver defenders with silky skills that left defenders baffled. Great soccer tricks and skills. On my way back I saw some videos on Youtube, I usually got a link from my friend via email and immediately I saw the video link and thought, “The guy is crazy for doing those tricks!” I did research on these guys and found out that they are definitely freestylers.
Cool, silky tricks in different combinations during juggling or dribbling is what freestyle soccer is all about. A new and relatively new trend in the world of football. It’s addictive and delightful to see that freestyle is perceived by most people as a hobby rather than a professional pursuit. Freestylers often practice their soccer tricks and work on their combinations to show off their skills to their friends and to the world itself. Silky tricks and skills are recorded and edited on video, including slow motion and credits, for upload to streaming sites like Youtube. Freestylers are even one step ahead by performing in competitions and performances such as commercials and documentaries.
A couple of well-known freestylers like Billy Wingrove, Abbas Farid, Soufiane Touzani and Palle perform in competition and some of them even release their own DVD to teach newbies to freestyle football. Other forms of soccer such as beach soccer and futsal have flourished in the last 10 years. So can freestyler football follow the same steps to grow as a sport? I think freestyle football has a hidden potential that is yet to be exploited. Unless these potential actions are taken, freestyle soccer is prone to boredom. 5 factors that could impact the world of freestyle football:
1. Make it a “big” hit
Performing irresistible, silky and cool soccer tricks in front of the audience in a live performance increases the reputation and recognition of freestylers around the world. For-profit companies play a huge role in promoting these outstanding individuals to a world stage like, for example, Nike in promoting top canine superstars like Billy Wingrove and Abbas Farid. These freestylers often appeared in Nike commercials alongside soccer superstars like Ronaldinho, Edgar Davids, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Television shows play a crucial role in promoting freestylers by airing informative documentaries about their lifestyle, for example the BBC’s Match of the Day program featured a special section on Billy Wingrove and his lifestyle. as a freestyler.
2. Involve the freestyler with the club through a contract.
A boring piece of paper that includes all the essential information about the engagement between a freestyler and the club to validate their relationship over an agreed number of years. The role of the Freestyler is explained in the contract, including their salaries, privileges with the club, such as access to the club’s stadium and training ground, and travel with the club.
Billy Wingrove, a British freestyler, has a contract with his childhood club, Tottenham Hotspur, which gives him the privilege of watching Tottenham games at White Hart Lane, accessing their training ground and meeting top players like Aaron Lennon .
3. Train and travel with the Club
Under contract, freestylers have access to the club’s training ground to take part in futsal matches with the first team or even teach players some new soccer tricks like Billy Wingrove did with Tottenham Hotspurs.
In training, freestylers have the privilege of traveling with the club for away games or continental championships such as the Champions League. This allows them maximum exposure to different lifestyles and cultures in soccer and other things.
4. Train the players
Freestylers have the option of training either part-time or full-time.
Part-time, a freestyler teaches soccer tricks to club players like Billy Wingrove did to a former Tottenham player, Robbie Keane.
The fun starts full time. A freestyler trains players on freestyler football that is integrated into the club’s training regimen. It could influence the decisions of the coaches in their training regimen, such as improving the team’s ball control and also traveling with the club in away games, as well as watching home games to monitor the team’s progress.
5. Half-time shows and team mascot
It is a rarity in the world of soccer, but more common in American sports such as the NBA and the NFL. But, halftime shows evolved in the soccer world recently, making it an opportunity for freestylers to shine on the soccer field.
Maradona did halftime shows for the first time during his days at Boca Juniors. Similarly, Billy Wingrove did the same for pre-Premiership game entertainment and for international friendlies involving England and Wales.
Freestylers also act as the team mascot to welcome new signings or as pre-match entertainment. Recently Abbas Farid and his friend did a pre-game freestyle entertainment with Ronaldinho. The fact that Ronaldinho was staring all the time and cheering for those freestylers was a very funny moment. So, you could conclude that freestylers are related but completely different from soccer.
conclusion
There is no doubt that an impressive sport is integrated into freestyle football and the governing body, FIFA, should harness its full potential. An addictive hobby that can make freestylers big money for its uniqueness in producing exceptional combinations and incredible tricks that should be rewarded and why not. I think freestyle can be as good as football if these factors or others are put into practice.