Pranoy Bhattacharya BIMHRD

Dual B Roll no. HRD1108256

Freestyle Football

Freestyle football
Freestyle football is a art of expressing yourself with a football, while performing various tricks with any part of your body.

History
Cuju is an ancient code of football with similarities to freestyle football. Cuju was originated in China and is seen as the forerunner of modern football tricks and skills. Similar to cuju is kemari, a game formerly played in the Japanese imperial court. It was the first Japanese sport to become highly developed. Keepie uppie or kick ups is a skill of juggling with a football using feet, knees, shoulder, chest and head without allowing the ball to touch the ground.

Kemari

Cuju

Increase in popularity
In the early 21st century, Nike began an advertising campaign which relied heavily on freestyle form of football. The videos are called JOGA BONITO which means play beautifully. Freestyle football is very popular in Asian, European and North and South American countries.

Freestyle competitions
Nike launched the first freestyle competition on the internet Nike Football freestyle in 2001. Red bull street style soccer competition started in 2007 and is held every year in different countries. In 2010 world foot style league(WFS) was created to structure the sport and establish competitions at regular basis.

Posters of freestyle competitions

Famous football players who incorporated freestyle tricks into their game

 Longest kick ups and longest distance walked while juggling Dan Magness of England who kept a football aloft for 24 hours(an estimated 250000 touches). He managed to walk 30 miles while juggling a football without touching the ground.

Notable records

Most touches in 60 seconds The most touches of a football in 60 seconds, while keeping the ball in the air is 339 by chloe Hegland in Beijing.

Famous freestyle tricks

Around the world Neck stall

Head stall and flicks

Cross over

Freestyle football in India

Mac Dowells celebration, top selling brands from United Spirits has launched the biggest freestyle football extravaganza under the Mac Dowells Freestyle Friendzy banner in 2009.

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