Tips. 1  Practice doing it with your leg bent or unbent. 2  Once you can chip a ball from a dead-ball situation, try doing it when dribbling with the ball. 3  The same principle applies, it's just harder because the ball is already moving forwards so the backspin is harder to achieve. The chip is an easy way to get the ball over the wall). 2  To practise accuracy or power, you could try to chip the ball over a wall or onto the crossbar. * 3 Remember to practise with both feet 4  ! You should practice all football skills with both feet.