Shooting a Ball Moving Towards You
| There will be situations in a game from a rebound, pullback, lay-off, or a deflection when the opportunity of a shot comes from a ball that is moving towards you. The great danger with this kind of opportunity is that the player may make contact with the bottom half of the ball and send it over the bar. It is therefore important that the attacker should observe the technical point involved in executing these shots. |
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| Practice |
| From the “base-line” between the two cones, strike the ball firmly towards the opposite wall, approach the oncoming rebound with a positive frame of mind and strike the ball at the goal, placing accuracy before power, be alert and again continue this sequence by striking the rebounds consecutively. Use a variety of shooting techniques i.e. volley drive, swerved, etc. |
| What You Need to Know |
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Move forward and into the flight of the ball.
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Keep your head steady and down over the ball.
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Place the non-kicking foot well up to the ball.
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Make contact either through the middle or slightly above the mid-line of the ball.
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Concentrate on accuracy.
- Follow-through of kicking foot is essential.
