Using Both Feet Footy Pups

-The crowd are going wild.

-CHEERING

Here come the Footy Pups.

# They play like a dream when they work as a team

# Footy Pups Go, go, Footy Pups

# There's Pickles and Rex and Geraldine next

# Footy Pups Go, go, Footy Pups

# Rozzie and Benny and Manager Freddie

# Footy Pups Go, go, Footy Pups

# There's Rachel too and, of course, all of you

# Footy Pups Go, go, Footy Pups

# Go, go, go, go, Footy Pups! #

Rachel Yankey.

Top international footballer and all-round sporting superstar.

But when Rachel's not scoring goals for her team,

she's playing with the Footy Pups.

CHEERING

Hi, everyone. We're all warmed up so it's time to get moving.

CHEERING

Today on my team we have number one, Isabel.

Oh, nice!

Number two, Brandon.

I like that one.

Number three, Riley.

Amazing.

Number four, Lulu.

That's it, keep dribbling.

Number five, Tasmain.

Well done.

Number six, Tula.

Great skills.

Also joining us are Benny and Rex.

-Yay!

-Hooray!

So, that's today's team.

OK, guys, gather round, it's team talk time.

THEY CHEER

Here's a question for you. When you're kicking or passing

a football, which foot do you prefer to use?

-Ooh. Brandon?

-This one.

Fantastic, that's your right foot.

-Isabel?

-My left one.

-Brilliant.

Some players, just like me, prefer to use their left foot.

And some players prefer to use their right.

There's no right or wrong foot to use.

It's really important that we learn to use both feet

and that's what we're going to be learning about today.

There are three main things to remember when we're using both feet.

We need to look at the ball.

We need to move the ball with our usual foot.

And then swap it to move the ball with our other foot.

Look at the ball.

Move the ball with your usual foot.

And swap to move the ball with your other foot.

OK, guys, let's go and have a practise.

I've given you some different coloured boots.

One boot is orange and the other boot is blue.

I've placed out some coloured cones.

One at a time, you need to dribble up and down the cones.

But as you pass the blue cones, dribble using your blue boot.

And as you pass the orange cones, dribble using your orange boot.

Isabel, off you go.

Good. That's it. Using your blue boot on the blue cones. Well done.

-Fantastic start.

-Orange boot for the orange cones.

-Nicely done, Isabel.

-Which boot to use?

-Speedy stuff from Brandon, he's making this look easy.

-Some nice control here.

-Fantastic.

Make sure you use the correct colour. That's it.

Well done, Tasmain, that's it, use that blue boot.

So, lots of little touches with that blue boot.

-Brilliant ball control from the team.

-Well done.

While these guys keep practising, here's a reminder for you at home.

When using both feet, remember to look at the ball.

Move it with your usual foot.

And swap feet to move the ball with your other foot.

I'm going to challenge you to a penalty shoot-out.

You grab a ball and shoot at the goals in front of you.

But before you do, I'm going to shout out either orange or blue

and you need to kick with that colour boot. OK?

The first two, grab a ball, let's go.

OK, let's go...orange.

-Hooray!

-Nice shot.

OK, next two, get yourself a ball. Let's go...orange.

It can be tricky using the foot you're not used to

but it's a good skill to practise.

Let's go...blue.

-Yes!

-Smashing stuff.

-What a goal. And nicely controlled.

-Brilliant.

Can you guys cheer them on at home? Let's go...blue.

Tasmain lines it up.

Oh, ho-ho. Blue boot.

-Top stuff.

-Yay. Well done.

And a lovely kick from Isabel.

Yay! Orange.

Wow, Benny, you're great at using both your feet.

Thanks, Rex, I haven't always been.

Do you remember the time we tried Freddie's football challenge?

HE LAUGHS

Oh, yeah!

Welcome to Pupton Park, where the Footy Pups

are competing in groundskeeper Pete's one-footed football

challenge and Benny Barkham has made a strong start.

He's leaping over the hay bale hurdles...

Ooh. Ha-ha.

..through the sunflower slalom.

And past the spinning scareflea.

And into Pete's potting shed.

Here comes speedy pup.

I just need to kick a ball into my bucket. Ha-ha!

And Benny wins the challenge.

With my amazing puppy foot, I can always score the winner.

It gives me great pleasure to present

this one-footed football challenge trophy to Benny.

Where did that come from?

I found it at the bottom of me lost property box.

It's a bit whiffy, mind.

-Not so fast, Pete.

-Eh?

The Pups haven't finished their one-footed football challenge yet.

To complete the full challenge, you need to go round the course again.

But this time, you must use your other foot.

He-he! Good thinking, Freddie.

Whoa!

But, Freddie, I always kick and shoot with my right foot.

So that means this time you've got to use your left.

Just like Pickles.

And, Rex, Rozzie and Geraldine, you can try using your right foot.

Will do, Freddie!

Oh, bones, I can't remember which foot is which.

If my right foot is so good, why would I want to use my left one?

All the best players can use both feet to play football, laddie.

It means they're better at controlling the ball

-and can shoot and pass in any direction.

-Oh...

While the Footy Pups swap feet,

the Cheer-fleaders are also trying something different.

-They're having a backwards day.

-Yay, it's backwards day!

They're jumping backwards and they've got

their shoes on their hands and their pom-poms on their feet.

OK, Cheer-fleaders, time to show off our backwards, turvy-topsy triangle.

Yay!

Ready? I'll catch you with my feet.

-Whoa!

-Missed. Keep trying, fleas.

-Ah!

-Nope.

-Whee!

-Almost.

-Whoa!

Oh, dear, let's hope the Cheer-fleaders can finish their

backwards performance before the Pups finish their one-footed race.

Flea, two, one...

HE BLOWS THE WHISTLE

They're off, and those hay bale hurdles

are proving a real challenge.

Now the Pups can't dribble with their favourite foot.

Whoa... Oh!

This is silly. Why can't I just play with my right foot?

It's my favourite!

Rah! Ha-ha! They both look the same to me.

I don't know my right from my left. Whoopee!

Whoo, wa-ha!

Oh, Rex can play brilliantly with both feet.

Ruff! Oh...

Mind me sunflowers!

Sorry!

Whoa!

Ha-ha, go, Pups!

You're all wonderful one-footed footballers.

-Whoa-ho!

-Coming through! Whoa!

Ah! Whoa...

Aaah! Oof!

Sorry, Freddie.

My left foot will never be as good as my right one.

Nonsense, laddie.

If you practise using both feet to play football,

you'll be able to move quickly and surprise the other players.

But it's impossible!

While Benny takes a tumble, the other Pups have passed through

Pete's potting shed and are heading towards the finish.

Look, Pickles, I found these coloured boots.

Now I know which foot is which. Ha-ha!

Orange is left, blue is right. Orange is left, blue is right.

Orange is left, blue is right.

Gah!

-Uh-oh.

-Whoo!

Thanks, Rex, you've got the right foot but the wrong bucket.

Oh, bones.

Oh, I'm miles behind everybody.

Maybe I need to kick the ball harder.

Ruff!

Oh...

Go, steady, ready!

THEY CHEER

Da-ta!

Sorry, Cheer-fleaders.

I can't play football properly when I can't use my favourite foot.

Don't worry, Benny, we're trying something new too.

Do to thing tricky a is, new something trying.

That doesn't make any sense.

-Hang on, you're chanting backwards.

-He-he-he!

Do to thing tricky a is, new something trying.

Trying something new is a tricky thing to do.

Too it do can you, practice, practice, practice with but.

But with practice, practice, practice, you can do it too.

So to get better I just need to keep trying. Thanks, Cheer-fleaders!

Problem no, Benny.

Whoa!

Time to finish this course.

Ruff-ruffoo! Ha-ha!

Ruff, ruff, ruff! Ha-ha! Ho-ho!

-Whoa...hey!

-Come on, Benny!

Whoohoo! Ha-ha! Hey-hey!

We knew you could do it, laddie!

-Hooray!

-He-he!

-You've done it!

-Ruff!

Grr...

When you can kick with both your feet you'll be impossible to beat!

Benny, this do can you!

You can do this, Benny! Ruff!

Oh...

And Benny wins the challenge.

You did it, laddie!

Keep practising and you'll be brilliant at playing with both feet.

-Just like me, ha-ha!

-Hey, that's me trophy!

ALL: Oh, Rex!

Orange boot, blue boot. Orange boot, blue boot.

It's so much easier to remember which foot to kick with

when I've got different coloured boots.

-Yeah, it's good to practise kicking with both feet.

-Whoa, whoa...

-Hi, guys.

-Hi, Rachel.

-Hi, Rachel.

-Oh, argh...

-What's the matter?

I tried your idea of using different colours to remember which

foot to kick the ball with but I just can't do it.

Hmm, let me see.

Ha-ha! Oh, Rachel, you tied your laces together in a big knot!

No wonder you can't kick the ball.

Silly me!

Do you guys remember how to use both feet?

Look at the ball, move it with your usual foot,

and swap feet to move the ball with your other foot.

-OK, guys, who fancies a game?

-Yeah!

So, I've split you up into two teams.

-We've got the Zebras - give me a cheer.

-Yeah!

-And we've got the Giraffes - give me a cheer.

-Yeah!

Fantastic. Let's take a look at the Footy Pups to find out how to play.

Come and have a look.

To play this game, you need to change feet quickly.

When the whistle blows,

one player dribbles the ball into the blue zone using their blue boot.

When they're in the orange zone, they can only use their orange boot.

When dribbling in the blue zone, they can only use their blue boot.

Once past the coloured zones they can shoot at the goal,

run back to their team-mates and it's the next player's turn.

The winners of this game will be the team who scores the most goals

before the final whistle blows.

-Are we ready?

-Yeah!

Three, two, one...

They're off! Everyone's concentrating hard.

That's it, make sure you use the right colour foot

in the right colour area.

Lulu! Lulu!

Now you can use any boot to score.

-It's in!

-Yeah, great goals!

High-fives all round as the next two set off.

You're in the blue zone, use your blue foot.

You're in the orange zone, use the orange boot.

Riley! Riley!

He goes for goal, he scores!

Yay! Quickly, Riley, run, run, run!

Tula! Tula!

Oh, unlucky.

There's always another chance, though.

Isabel changes boot beautifully. Can she send it home?

Yes! Tasmain sets off.

Swaps feet as he goes.

It's another goal for the Giraffes! Fantastic footwork.

There's not long left now. This is all to play for.

Yeah, well done!

Sensational stuff in the final stages.

Benny and Rex are on the edge of their seats!

Who's going to win today?

Let's have a replay. The teams were brilliant at using both feet,

in the orange zone with their orange boots

and the blue zone with their blue boots.

But who will be today's winners?

Let's go to Footy Pups Benny and Rex for the final scores.

Whilst the Giraffes had a great game, scoring four goals,

the Zebras stampeded to victory, scoring five,

making the Zebras today's champions.

My team today have been fantastic at using both feet.

We've controlled with both feet,

we've shot penalties with both feet and we've changed feet quickly.

But most importantly, we've remembered to look, move and swap.

That's it for today, guys. Well done, everyone.

Now you've got the skill, remember to pass it on.