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EFFECTIVE SHOOTING MECHANICS
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Swerving Shot
Overview. Use to give the ball some movement as the ball goes toward the goal tender.
Getting Ready. Feet - moves the body to a position directly behind the ball... Balance Foot - plants behind the ball... flexed at the knee... Kicking Leg - draws back to kick the ball... Kicking Foot - stretched forward... Arms - out to the side for balance... Head - upright and motionless... Eyes - focused on the ball.
Performing the Skill. Body - lets the momentum carry the body through the ball... Inside or Outside Instep - makes contact with the on the ball on a line left or right of vertical... Kicking Foot - remains firm during contact with the ball.
Follow-through. Kicking Foot - moves through the ball using an inside-out path for the outside of the instep or an outside-in path for the inside of the instep... finishes waist high.

Please show me an Effective Shooting Drill that develops a player's one-on-one shooting skills.

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Full Volley
Overview. Use to shoot the ball out of the air.
Getting Ready. Feet - move the body to the spot where the ball will hit the ground... Non-kicking Side Shoulder - pointing toward the goal just prior to the shot... ... Balance Leg - flexed... Kicking Leg - pulls back... Kicking Foot - extended at the ankle... Arms - out from the body for balance... Head - upright and motionless... Eyes - focused on the ball.
Performing the Skill. Shoulders/Hips - square to the target... Kicking Knee - over the ball... Kicking Leg - snaps forward at the knee... Kicking Foot - remains extended at the ankle making contact with the center of the ball striking the instep.
Follow-through. Kicking Leg - snaps straight... Body - momentum carries the body forward through the shot.

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Great shooting players always..

know when to shoot the ball.

use the proper shot based upon the game situation.

always position themselves for rebounds.

wisely crosses the ball for more scoring opportunities.

correct their shot weaknesses in practice.

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"EFFECTIVE SHOOTING MECHANICS" teaches Soccer Parents, New League Coaches and Self-Coached Players the exact shooting skills needed to coach players into scoring machines. This Copyrighted brochure isolates the exact individual shooting skills used to maximize the entire team's performance.

With "EFFECTIVE SHOOTING MECHANICS," Soccer Parents, New League Coaches and Self-Coached Players receive detailed shooting mechanics for 'Types of Shots', 'Shooting Skills', Goal Kicks' and "Solutions to (Shooting) Problems.'

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