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Video: Two flip-throwers give Ellsworth girls soccer team a valuable weapon

Sport: Soccer ( Girls)

Posted: September 18th, 2012 by T Nolette

 
By Larry Mahoney

BANGOR, Maine — It is a luxury to have a flip-thrower in soccer.

The flip-thrower runs forward with the ball, does a front somersault and uses momentum to flip the ball long distances.

The flip-throw can be more effective than a corner kick and is a great offensive weapon.

A corner kick usually has significant rotation. An in-swing kick is when the corner kick swings in toward the goal while an out-swing kick involves the ball rotating away from the goal.

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