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Article Title: Coaching Soccer Drills: A Guide To Kicking Article Description: What if I told you that young players find it really hard to kick a soccer ball using a straight leg? In coaching soccer drills, this is by far the biggest problem that a coach and the players face. The player has to be in total balance and the leg used for kicking the ball is bent at the knee. Both poise and power to kick the ball comes from below the knee. Additional Article Info: Word Count: 546 (not including resource box) Category: Soccer Written By: Andre Botelho Contact Email: [email protected] <----- Article Begins Here -----> Coaching Soccer Drills: A Guide To Kicking © Copyright 2009 Expert Secret, Lda (SoccerDrillsTips.com) What if I told you that young players find it really hard to kick a soccer ball using a straight leg? In coaching soccer drills, this is by far the biggest problem that a coach and the players face. 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. In soccer practice, this is the starting position for almost all types of kicks. The increase of rate of the foot from below the knee puts together a powerful blow on the ball. This offers great amount of power to players for carrying out different types of kicks. Yet, it is the kind of contact of the ball with the foot that decides what type of kick would originate. For example; it could be hit very high, driven low, swung over left, or lean towards right. In soccer, the three critical passes are the instep drive, a side foot pass, and the outside of the foot pass. Let's now discuss them some more. The side foot pass: In teaching soccer, this pass is considered as the most extensively used and the simplest. Normally, it is used to make short distance passes. Despite the fact that this is somewhat slow and predictable, its easy to learn and simple to execute. The ball makes a contact on the inside of the foot and ankle, and the foot is turned outward. In coaching soccer drills, guide the players to keep their bodies totally relaxed throughout the entire movement. This is the most basic rule with all types of kicking actions. The ankle and the foot should be stiffened only at the time of contact with the ball. Once the players become confident, their overall action should seem relaxed, smooth and effortless. Outside of the foot pass: Since this pass can never be predicted, is pretty accurate and quick, players must be trained on this even though its a little tough to master. The ball gets into contact between the outside edge of the foot and the laces with the foot turned inward and extended. 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. There is also an option to adapt this style to make a "chip pass" or an "in swinging pass". Since the approach of the instep drive is slightly angled and the non kicking foot is placed about 12 inches to the side of and behind the ball. The ball makes a contact with the laces and inside of the foot, which should be firm and extended. So now coach your kids the various techniques of kicking the ball and with variations to let them do different things with the ball. If you would like to enhance your knowledge on coaching soccer drills for kids, subscribe to our youth soccer coaching community that has a huge amount of information in form of articles, newsletters and videos. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Andre Botelho is a recognized authority in youth soccer coaching. Learn how to explode your players' skills and make training more fun in record time. Download your free youth soccer coaching guide at http://www.soccerdrillstips.com <----- Article Ends Here -----> ------------------------------------ This group is no longer maintained. It only exists for the archives. Please submit your articles at http://www.pickbrains.com/submit-article instead. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/I_Need_Content/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/I_Need_Content/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
