Also see our list of the 5 star skill players in FIFA 12 here!
Below is a table of all the possible skill moves in FIFA 12. Remember that pretty much every skill move requires for the left trigger to be held down, without it your player will just dribble normally if you are moving the right stick. These controls are the same for both the Xbox 360 and the Playstation, although on the Playstation the trigger you want to use is L2. Note that just these core moves are not the only tricks you can do, you can combine them however you want to create your own unique skill move. Please note that many of these skills can be done with either foot, so they have two versions, which are done using opposite sides on the analog stick.
Note that the FIFA 12 version of the series continues the 'Star Rated Dribbling' system. In this system, players are ranked on a 1-5 scale of stars, with the players having 5 stars being able to perform every skill move and players with just 1 star will only be able to perform the simplest of skill moves. Also keep in mind that you can watch most of the moves here using the 2nd column "Watch", which will cause a GIF image to show up and show you exactly what move we're referring to.
| Skill Move | Watch (GIF) | Controls |
|---|---|---|
| Sideways Roll | Watch | LT + Right Stick R/L (hold) |
| Body Feint | Watch | LT + Right Stick R/L (flick) |
| Stepover | Watch | LT + from Right Stick U to R |
| Reverse Stepover | Watch | LT + from Right Stick R to U |
| Fake Shot | Watch | B, A (quick succession) |
| Blanco | Watch | While still, LT + press down Right Stick |
| Inside Circle Drag | Watch | While still, LT + Right Stick SW/SE twice (quick succession) |
| Elastico | Watch | LT + from Right Stick R under to L |
| Hocus Pocus | Temporarily Unavailable | While still, LT + from Right Stick L to R |
| Roulette | Temporarily Unavailable | LT + from Right Stick counter-clockwise D to U |
| Heel-to-Heel | Temporarily Unavailable | LT + Right Stick U, D (quick succession) |
| Juggle Ball | Watch | LT + RB repeatedly |
| ATW (Around the World) | Temporarily Unavailable | While juggling, LT + Right Stick full rotation starting from bottom |
| Ronaldo Chop | Watch | While running, LT + Right Stick SW/SE (quick succession) |
| Overhead Flick | Watch | While still, LT + U, U, D |
| Rainbow | Watch | While running, LT + Right Stick D, U, U (timed) |
| McGeady Spin | Watch | LT + Right Stick flick U, flick R |
| Matthews | Watch | LT + from Right Stick L to R |
| Rainbow Variation | Watch | LT + Right Stick U, U (hold), D (timed) |
| Rabona Fake | Watch | While sprinting, LT + power up power meter and cancel with Pass Button while holding back on the Left Stick(back as in in regards to direction sprinting in) |
| Triple Elastico | Watch | LT + from Right Stick U, to R, to L |
| Scooped Lob Pass | Watch | While still, LB + X |
| Roll and Flick | Watch | While running, LT + Right Stick R (hold), Flick NW |
| Ball Roll Fake | Watch | LT + Right Stick L, flick Left Stick R |
| Ball Roll and Back | Watch | While still, LT + Right Stick R (held), L (held) |
| Stepover Double Touch | Watch | LT + Right Stick U, across to R, Left Stick NW |
| Stop Ball and Turn | Watch | LT + Right Stick U, flick L |
| Fast Ball Rolls | Watch | LT + Right Stick D (held) |
| Fancy Fake Ball Roll | Watch | LT + Shoot/Lob button, Pass button quickly after |
| Airborne Rainbow | Watch | LT + tap RB constantly throughout, Right Stick D, U, U (timed) |
| Directional Ronaldo Chop | Watch | LT + Shoot button, Pass button quickly after, use Right Stick in any of the following directions to designate direction (U, L, R, NW, NW, SE, SW) |
| Elastico Chop | Watch | LT + Right Stick D, flick L |
| 90 Degree Scoop Turn | Watch | LT + X, A, Left Stick L |
| 180 Degree Scoop Turn | Watch | LT + X, A, Left Stick D |
| Bergkamp Flick | Watch | LT + Flick Right Stick D as ball is coming directly toward player. |
| Reverse Toe Bounce | Watch | While juggling, hold Right Stick L. |
| LATW | Watch | While juggling, Right Stick D, clockwise twice fast. |
