Coaching Soccer Drills: Learn The Art Of Kicking
Posted: Friday, May 07, 2010
by Andre Botelho
SoccerDrillsTips.com
How would you react to the fact that one thing that young players find truly hard is to use a straight leg to kick the ball? Both coach and the kids feel that this is by far the greatest trouble in way of coaching soccer drills. The player has to be in total balance and the leg used for kicking the ball is bent at the knee. Both power and stance to kick the ball emerges from below the knee.
For example; it could be hit very high, driven low, swung over left, or lean towards right.
There are three basic passes in soccer namely, a side foot pass, the outside of the foot pass, and the instep drive. We'll now chat about them further.
The side foot pass: This is the easiest and the most widely used pass in teaching soccer. It is generally used for making short distance passes. While this pass can be easily predicted and is a little slow, it is extremely simple to learn and easy to carry out. The contact with the ball is made on the inside of the ankle and the foot with the foot turned outwards.
In coaching soccer drills, players should know that their body need not be tense during the movement with the ball. This is by far the most critical rule applicable to all types of kicking actions. Players should strengthen the ankle and the foot only at the time of making contact with the ball.
Subsequently, as players are convinced of their ability to perform it, the action should come out smooth, natural, and relaxed.
Outside of the foot pass: This is a little difficult to learn but is extremely important to master because it is accurate, quick, and cannot be predicted. The ball gets in touch between the outside edge of the foot and the laces with the foot extended and turned inwards. The pass is then transformed into a quick throw for short distances by using the foot.
In the course of these coaching drills, players should keep their stance relaxed.
The Instep Drive: Both the lofted version and the low driven version of the instep drive are used to pass the ball over longer distances. Once mastered, this style can also be modified to make a "chip pass" or an "in swinging pass". Because the approach of the instep drive is angled to some extent, the non kicking foot is positioned about 12 inches toward the side of and behind the ball.
The ball then comes into contact with the laces and inside of the foot which must be hard and extended.
So, go ahead and teach your players these basic kicking techniques with variations to make the ball do slightly different things.
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