Overhead Kick

For its related versions, see Overhead Pass and Overhead Clear.

Overhead Kick (オーバーヘッドキック, ōbāheddo kikku) is a way to shoot a ball in the air with the leg, rather than using, for example, a header.

Overhead Kick[]

Description
The Overhead Kick appeared when Roberto Hongo showed both Tsubasa and Ishizaki the Off the Bar Overhead Kick while still having whisky in his system. The net was figuratively torn after the shot as well. Tsubasa managed to learn it after just observing and by self-experimentation, without any coaching tips from him at all.

As for the second duel between Wakabayashi and Tsubasa in the inter-school tournament, Tsubasa was able to defeat Genzo with the Off the Bar Overhead Kick, equalizing the game with Shutetsu. Later on, Tsubasa used this shot as one of his specialties, together with his special mid-range shots.

Twin Overhead Kick[]

Twin Overhead Kick (ツインオーバーヘッド, tsuin ōbā heddo), also named as Combination Overhead Kick (オーバーヘッドコンビネーション), is a combination technique only by duos who are on the same page.

Description
This is a combination technique where both players simultaneously perform an Overhead Kick while the ball is high in the air. As with a Twin Shot, the ball spins unpredictably, giving it a winding trajectory.

Twin Overhead Kick users[]

Kojiro Hyuga	Takeshi Sawada	Taro Misaki	Tsubasa Ozora
Alan Pascal	Juan Diaz	Natureza	Rivaul
Brian Cruyfford

Gallery[]

External links[]

Overhead Kick at Shinji's CT site
Overhead Kick at Wikipedia

Notes[]

↑ Popular opinion continues to debate its exact origin, particularly in the locations where the manoeuvre was allegedly created (e.g., Brazil, Chile, and Peru). Nevertheless, the available facts and dates tell a straightforward narrative, indicating that the bicycle kick's invention occurred in South America, during an era of innovation in association football tactics and skills.

[1] Popular opinion continues to debate its exact origin, particularly in the locations where the manoeuvre was allegedly created (e.g., Brazil, Chile, and Peru). Nevertheless, the available facts and dates tell a straightforward narrative, indicating that the bicycle kick's invention occurred in South America, during an era of innovation in association football tactics and skills.

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