Could you do keepy-uppy when you were a kid?

[Mad Doug Biker]

Having absolutely hee haw all hand eye coordination, I could barely kick the f*cking football never mind anything else, so no, cak all!!

 

[MrGrumpy]

Easy peasy, I didn't even own a leather football till I was 13, I practiced with a tennis ball. My school team (1970's) coach played me as a left winger and I went from being right footed to two footed by the time I was 11. I coach juniors now and it's not often you see a two footed player today, most are hopelessly one footed and it is extremely irritating.

I often use a tennis ball to show/explain something and that always put them firmly in their place. You can tell, by 8, which kids have the balance and touch to manipulate a football, it can be quite sad to see kids who want to be "Riquelme" when you know that are only going to be clog footed oafs................full backs.

two footed here, taught myself at a similar age it has to be the biggest advantage unless you have a left peg like Gareth Bale