KICKING IN SOCCER
1. Place the soccer ball on
the ground about four feet in front of you.
2. Locate the inside area of
your kicking foot, stretching from your big toe to your heel. This will be the
area on your foot you will use to kick directional kicks, which you can use to
push the ball to a teammate.
3. Start stepping toward the
soccer ball. If you use your right foot to kick, it will be used to make the
last step before the ball. If you use your left foot to kick, if will be used
to make the last step before the ball.
4. In a consistent motion,
step about two feet from the ball and then step with your opposite foot
slightly in front and to the side of the ball.
5. As you step with the opposite
foot past the soccer ball, drag your kicking foot behind.
6. Allow your weight to
transfer and swing your leg through the ball as your foot makes contact.
7. Using the inside of your
kicking foot will help you aim the ball as you basically push it across the
field.
8. Place the soccer ball on
the ground in front of you again, this time six feet away to practice kicking
longer kicks.
9. Approach the ball with
longer, more powerful steps.
10. Contact the bottom of the
ball with your toes and the back of the ball with your shoe laces. Swing
through with your kicking leg with as much power as you can. Note how far the
ball travels. Practice hitting the ball to lengths in increments of twenty
feet.
