The ball should be on the outside of this standing foot. Plant your standing foot around 20 – 30 centimeters away from the ball, facing the direction in which you want to kick. This is because the power and precision of the strike largely comes down to the position you take up right at the beginning of the move. Where you position your standing foot goes a long way to determining how you execute the rabona so you really want to make sure you get it right. Position Your Standing Foot Next to the Bal l Try a few times with each to see what comes more naturally to you, and then work on mastering the skill with the foot you feel most comfortable with. While most people select their strongest foot to do the rabona with, others will find it easier to use their weaker foot.
To make sure you execute it perfectly time after time (well, more often than not!), here are nine steps for you to work through: 1.
The rabona is one of the most complicated soccer moves to pull off, so it will take some time + effort to master.