Street footballers in the Bundesliga
bundesliga.de presents a supposedly extinct species of football players - street footballers - in a new series. This week: Berkant Göktan.
Street footballers are no myth. Even if there's a fairly well-known prejudice that they've died out. There's no doubt that the free spaces in large cities where kids can acquire football skills are not as easy to find as they once were. And while the free-time activities for kids have broadened, football hasn't lost its appeal for youth.
It's about creativity
As long as there are backyards, garage driveways and playgrounds, there will always be kids who want to do nothing more than kick the ball around.
Street football doesn't need any fancy pitches or expensive equipment. You can play it anywhere and anyone can join in. It's all about creativity and the one whose tricks fool the most opponents is the "hero of the day".
There are a number of representatives of street football playing in the two top German flights. Our series will introduce a few of them.
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Try this out. When she is about to say yes or no, pull back and say, "nah, I change my mind" and sort of walk away.
See what she does then. You will have basically turned the tables on her. Tried this a few times, always works.
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