Trivela help

[dropstar187]

I need help doing the trivela.
for those of you who don`t know, it's a skill popularised by Ricardo Quaresma, where he kicks the ball with the outside 3 fingers of the foot to put an amazing outwards curl on the ball. he uses it mainly to cross but to pass as well and he scored a lot of beautiful goals like that as well.
anyways, i need help executing it. i watched every video on youtube and i have the image in my mind of how he does it, but i cant really do it myself. maybe once or twice i got a good attempt, and it wasn't that good anyways. my friends seem much better at it and one can actually do it pretty well.
ill have to add that im pretty small compared to friends my age (so i cant shoot it as hard) and my cleats are a bit big on me (tunits). i don't know if any of those are factors. also, since i live in canada it's pretty hard to find a good pitch with cut grass, the grass i play on is a bit high, i don't know if that affects the shot aswell. (i heard its much easier to execute this on turf.)

any help will be appreciated, if anyone on these boards knows how to master this skill. like a photo of where the ball is suppose to make contact with the ball or something.

thanks :)

Here's a compilation of trivelas by Quaresma:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNoFJTOEUPg

[ChrisSSBB]

Watch at about 1:20 and there is a good shot of how much he turns his foot in when he strikes the ball. For sure, this guy hits the ball with a lot of swerve.

Things I would suggest:

* concentrate on swinging your leg back a bit inside and forward a bit out.

* turn your foot in while pointing down and make sure your ankle is locked.
exaggerate how much you turn your foot inwards as it usually isn't turned as much as you think.

* aim to hit the inside of the ball. think of this more than hitting with the outside of the foot. if you turn your foot in and down and aim for the inside of the ball, it should all happen on its own.

* keep your knee over the ball as you strike it. this is important.

* follow through getting your weight through the ball

* practice, practice, practice. eventually, you will hit a decent one. think of what you did when this happens and strive to repeat.

* keep trying. adjust the position of your plant foot until you find the best spot to get the best result.

* if all else fails, use the inside of your other foot/ ;)

[dropstar187]

thanks for the tips. it just all happens to fast and you have no time to think of all this at the moment. ill keep them all in mind next time :)
by having your knee over th ball, do you mean i have to line up straight to the ball (NOT to the side of it)?

and what do you mean by having you ankle locked? not moving your foot?

where id the inside of the ball? :confused:

thanks again and sorry for all the questions :rolleyes:

[sweaterbydarwin]

Honestly, I imagine you just need to practice it until it feels right. It's a pretty unnatural way of striking the ball and sort of flies against the way most people have been trained to shoot/pass. I'd just go out and strike a ton of balls.

[snolly g]

ill have to add that im pretty small compared to friends my age (so i cant shoot it as hard) and my cleats are a bit big on me (tunits). i don't know if any of those are factors.

having a more powerful shot will definitely help. what matters in that respect is how quickly your foot is moving when it strikes the ball, not how big you are.

[dropstar187]

thanks for the tips everyone :)
its not easy to remember all this when youre about to do it, but im just gonna keep practicing and eventually ill get it right because im improving everyday. got some good shots out today :)
i can trivela pass it perfectly, the shooting is a bit harder as you take a run up and its hard to concentrate.

[Seven30witwork]

this is one of those skills that you are either born with or not... especially if u want to do it on the level of quaresma... but the only way to really to get good at this or any other skill/trick is to just keep on practicing on it... and dont be afraid to do it a game situation... sometimes you need to practice something so much until it becames instinctive...

personally, i have a slight pigeon-toe on my right foot so since i was able to kick a ball ive always used the outside of my foot pretty good... i cant quite get the distance quaresma gets on some of his crosses but soemthing I noticed the quicker i am running or dribbling the ball, the harder and faster it travels when i hit it w/ the outside of foot...

[dropstar187]

^^ thanks for your help.
this is one of those skills that you are either born with or notI heard or read somewhere that Quaresma was born with a crooked foot or something like that. Does anyone know anything about it? He mentions it here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDdtK29X7f4) at 4:55, but I'm not sure wether he's joking about it or not.

About the skill itself, it really looks like only practice will get me anywhere so i've been practicing it every day now, and i must say that i've improved much since i tried it for the first time (but i still suck). Not that easy playing in a crappy little playground with no nets, awful uncut grass, trees everywhere (although they serve as good goal posts sometimes).

[Inter4Life5]

to keep it short and simple from mi point of view,
1line ur body up with the way u want to shoot
2lean ur body to the foot ur kicking
3hit the ball with the front outside part of the foot
4turn ur foot as u hit the ball

i perfected it mi directions might be a little unclear but it works

[darkcloudsg]

by having your knee over th ball, do you mean i have to line up straight to the ball (NOT to the side of it)?

and what do you mean by having you ankle locked? not moving your foot?

where id the inside of the ball? :confused:
pesonally, i do line up straight to the ball and approach to strike the ball with my outer foot. upon contact wid the ball, i will lock/tighten my ankle, knee will be slightly bent and locked as well (something like a scoop movement). follow through with lotsa weight on the ball.

if u notice, when he go for a harder shot or cross, his follow through action will be something like a leap. but of cos, lotsa practices.

A clip from UEFA training grd.
Ricardo Quaresma - The "Trivela"
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[derinho]

Popularised by Quaresma? In Brazil we use that trick since at least 40 years ago.

[darkcloudsg]

Popularised by Quaresma? In Brazil we use that trick since at least 40 years ago.

well, the word is 'popularised', not 'invented'. most will agree tat Quaresma is the more well known player who uses it often.

[BakEd]

This is really something that comes with time, effort, practice, and more practice.

I remember a year ago, It felt extremely unatural to try crossing the ball with the outside of my foot. I would either hit it very low and hard or completely slice it like a chip. Eventually my foot became used to hitting the ball with the same trivela motion that Quaresma uses, and now I can cross the ball quite well, and even on the run :)

[ReadyToDoIt]

I can do this pretty well, its kind of natural

even when i strike a ball straigh on it curls to that side, just go out and strike as many balls as possible, and really try to get the outsdie of ur foot around, becomes natural after you get the hang of it, i can curl lovely balls with my outside.

[lagalaxy900]

Definetely need to have the ball placed a little inside the left foot when you hit it, Quaresma seems to lean a little to the right when he hits it as well.

You don't need to strike the ball hard and remember to always clench your toes, like indoor players do, that will make it easier and more similiar to a plain laces shot.

I use this all the time when I am out on the right and need an outswinger because I am right footed and my left isnt very good, funny thing is I never knew it was called the trivela haha. :D