Urban Ball - what is it?

Freestyle football is the art of performing tricks with a football, combining elements of acrobatics, dance, and ball control. Freestylers showcase their skills by executing complex sequences of tricks using various parts of the body:

  • Lower body: Tricks performed mainly with the feet and legs
  • Upper body: Ball control using the head, neck, shoulders, and chest
  • Sitting: Tricks performed in a seated position
  • Ground moves: A combination of dribbling and acrobatics, often drawing inspiration from breakdance

Freestyle football is often presented on the streets, in parks, at sports events, or on social media. It is a form of self-expression in which creativity, precision, and originality matter most. Freestyle competitions are organized worldwide, attracting the best ball artists.

The best tricks and techniques in Urban Ball

Freestyle football offers unlimited possibilities for creating your own tricks. Here are some of the most famous ones:

  • Around the World (ATW)Description: A full rotation of the foot around the ball in the air before touching it again. Types:
    - Inside ATW: Rotation from inside to outside
    - Outside ATW: Rotation from outside to inside
  • CrossoverDescription: Crossing the legs in the air while juggling the ball. Goal: To perform a flashy juggle with an extra leg movement
  • Neck StallDescription: Stopping the ball on the back of the neck. Goal: Ball control and smooth transition to other tricks
  • Touzani Around the World (TATW)Description: A combination of the Around the World trick with an additional ball rotation

How to learn tricks in Urban Ball

  • Regular training: Consistency is the key to mastering technique
  • Video analysis: Watch instructional videos and study the movements of top freestylers
  • Gradually increasing difficulty: Start with basic tricks and slowly progress to more advanced ones
  • Creativity: Experiment and create your own combinations

Urban Ball - what are the characteristics of the ball?

The first thing about the urban ball is that its' entirely made out of rubber and there's no panels or stitching. Essentially it's a balloon the urban bow is entirely black aside from the decorative flame design which covers the circumference of the ball. When we first take the urban ball out to practive with we're going to notice very quickly that it's very different to a traditional football. The rubber and the weight of the ball makes it react differenty when we juggle so even basic juggling is going to feel kind of strange at the start. The combination of the weight and the rubber makes this ball pretty much a nightmare flowers.

Even though lowers are possible with the urban ball it makes things unnecessarily hard and challenging. It's okay for someone around the world on some basic combos but if you're doing some bigger tricks and harder combos you're going to find the ball wrapping around your foot not popping up the same way a regular match ball.

It although the grip and the weight make things hard for lowers. It makes it superb for ground moves and also block and tricks. As of sit downs the ball is pretty useful and bounciness can take a little time to adjust to aside from that it's pretty great. Also it's good for those sit down grab.