Dr. Rajpal Brar, DPT breaks down Cristiano Ronaldo’s – current Portugal international and Juventus superstar, former Real Madrid and Manchester United superstar – knuckleball free kick technique via his background in biomechanics, sports science, and youth football (soccer) coaching.
Here’s a table of contents, header (sub-headings): – 0:00 Intro – 0:33 The setup (measuring steps, angle, rhythmic mannerisms, ) – 1:45 The run-up and strike (run-up steps, why the vault step?, vertical displacement, torso, the strike) – 4:56 Always keep them guessing (varying up techniques) – 5:25 Recent struggles (full details in next video) For those at work or the hard of hearing, I’ve transcribed subtitles on YouTube so sound isn’t required.
