Are you up to the challenge?
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
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Let top freestyle footballer Paul Wood show you how to get to grips with the Seven-Point Challenge exclusively on the UEFA Training Ground.
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Paul Wood is a leading freestyle footballer and you can catch a glimpse of his exceptional talents exclusively on the UEFA Training Ground, as he demonstrates how to do the Seven-Point Challenge.
Impressive
A star of current cinematic hit, In the Hands of the Gods, Wood – who played for AFC Wimbledon and Watford FC before his career was curtailed by injury – exhibits a trick that is certain to impress your friends. The technique, which involves taking the ball from one side of your body to the other using both feet, knees, shoulders and your head, requires dedication to master but the Londoner can help you do it.
Star Skills
Available at uefa.com/trainingground, the video masterclass is the latest in a series of eleven Star Skills sessions from the man better known as Woody. You can still catch the first two step-by-step guides on the site too if you want to learn to go Around The World or to do the performer's signature move, The Woody.
Big names
The UEFA Training Ground is a video-based website from uefa.com that aims to inform and educate football players and coaches of all ages and qualities. The site has recruited the talents of UEFA Champions League names such as FC Internazionale Milano's Zlatan Ibrahimović and AC Milan's Andrea Pirlo, alongside top coaches Roy Hodgson and Lars Lagerbäck, to give the most comprehensive guide to skills and tactics seen on the internet.
Upcoming attractions
Already hosting 80 videos, in the coming weeks users can expect several new and exciting items including Star Skills by Kaká and Deco and the start of two new series following the Germany team at the 2007 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Austria and the Northern Ireland Eastern Region side at the UEFA Regions' Cup in Bulgaria.