Shooting Balls that are Moving Across You
| During the course of a game teams will attack at times from wide positions with a variety of balls being crossed to in and around the penalty area. So as an attacker you must be prepared to strike balls that are moving across your body, if not then many vital shooting opportunities may well be wasted. There is basically two types of shots from this position; balls that are placed inside the goalkeeper’s left hand post and balls that are placed inside the goalkeeper’s right hand post. |
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| Practice |
| From the side base-line, drive or throw the ball firmly against the side-wall, on the rebound strike the ball at the goal as it moves across you. Accuracy is to be the important factor in this practice and power is secondary. Be alert to all rebounds and control the ball as efficiently as possible, then jog to the side base-line and restart practice. A variation of playing the ball off both side-walls will improve the technique in both the right and left foot. |
| What You Need to Know |
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Shots being placed inside the goalkeeper’s left hand post; for this shot is well to the side of the ball but
the body is closed to the target with the chest sideways on. The kicking foot can either go through or
across the ball, inside to out, to swerve the ball in at the left hand post.
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Shots being placed inside the goalkeeper’s right hand post; the non-kicking foot wraps around the ball
and “pulls” the ball into the area of the right hand post.
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Concentrate on accuracy.
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Keep the head down and steady for contact on the ball.
- Strike through the middle or top half of the ball to keep it low.
