The Kick A Ball Trend, also called How To Kick A Soccer Ball or How To Properly Kick A Soccer Ball, is a bait-and-switch TikTok prank framed as a football tutorial that pivots into a dance or twerking beat at the last second1. Creators set up the shot next to a real or imaginary ball, wind up like they are about to demonstrate technique, then miss the kick on purpose and spin toward the camera1.

The format sits squarely in thirst trap territory, but the joke depends on the tutorial framing selling the setup convincingly enough that viewers expect a legitimate kick1. A smaller subset of participants flip the bit by actually kicking the ball properly, using the fake-out expectation as the punchline instead2.

The template typically opens with a soccer ball on the ground or off-frame and a caption like "how to kick a soccer ball properly," filmed from a wide angle so the wind-up is visible1. Creators usually approach the ball with tutorial-style body language, then break the setup by spinning, strutting, or dropping into a twerk right as contact was expected1. A common convention is to shoot in a driveway, yard, or hallway rather than a real pitch, which sells the low-stakes tutorial framing before the pivot2.