How To Chip A Soccer Ball


	Steps:
1.	Understand that a 'chip' is when the football travels in a tall arc. Usually a quick kick is used to send the ball up and over a short distance, rather than in a long, soaring flight.

2.	Approach the football at a slight angle.

3.	Place your non-kicking foot approximately 6 inches to the side of the ball and slightly behind it.

4.	Take a back swing with your kicking leg, keeping in mind that a shorter back swing will allow you more control and better placement.

5.	Angle your toe down - imagine your foot to be wedgelike - as you make contact with the ball below its centre.

6.	Lean your body back as you kick to increase the lift of the ball. The farther you lean back, the greater the ball's arc.


	Tips:
	A proper chip should have backspin, which makes it easy for your teammate to control. A ball spinning backward is less likely to run away from the receiver once contact is made.

	Use a chip as a shot on goal if you wish. If the goalkeeper has come out to cut down the angle of your shot, chipping the ball over his head is a good technique for scoring a goal.

	Be comfortable chipping with both feet, and chipping dead balls as well as moving ones.

	Chipping vs. lifting Chipping a ball is using your foot as a wedge to strike the ball low with the toe of the striking foot contacting the ball low imparting arc and backspin. The knee is locked at impact. Lifting the ball at rest is accomplished by placing the toes of the striking foot as close as possible to the bottom of the ball, sliding the foot under the ball, and lifting the ball up and out with the instep of the foot. As the ball is lifted up he knee straightens to direct or loft the ball in the desired direction.

The chip is a football kicking technique used to quickly lift the ball over short distances, for example, to pass the ball over an opponent to one of your team players, or to lift the ball into the penalty area from a few metres away. The disadvantage of the chip over the lofted kicking technique is that it lacks power. The advantages are that lift can be produced quickly, and that the backspin generated from this method causes the ball to slow down on hitting the ground. This is especially useful when the ball is passed into a confined area, such as near the touchline.

The chip uses a stabbing or chopping motion in which the lower part of the foot, but not the toe, makes contact low down on the ball. The knee of the kicking foot is bent, and high at the end of the follow-through. As for the lofted kick, it is best to lean back slightly, but with the head down looking at the ball. A useful tip is to place the non-kicking foot slightly behind the ball.

There are many useful practice drills for the chip. One of the simplest is to place hoops or create circular areas on the ground to aim for. Another is to aim at targets on a wall. There are also competitive small group drills, such as chipping the ball into the box for another player to head the ball at goal.

The foot chops down on the ball producing lift and backspin. This kicking technique is very effective over short distances.