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Strike with POWER!
There is nothing more discouraging for a young (or old) player than
failing to strike the ball with power. Yes, aim is critical--but face it,
the ego wants POWER. Don't leave camp without getting
a clue! Poor power may be due to:
1) Foot
position at time of impact (see photo above with support foot properly
beside the ball and body weight moving through ball at impact, see
photos below. If your body weight remains behind the ball on impact,
you will not hit the ball with enough mass to generate power), 2) Weak, unstable foot and lousy shoes (your shoes
should support foot structure and arch shape; shoes should not have room to grow, if you wear shoes larger than size 8-1/2, then
point toe slightly inward to prevent toe scraping), 3) Tense versus
relaxed body (a relaxed body facilitates smooth weight transfer from the
supporting side of the body to the dynamic, kicking side--develop your form to land
naturally on your kicking
foot), 4) Long, slow strike versus shorter,
sharp strike (a big windup doesn't necessarily impart sufficient kinetic
energy--kinetic energy is mass x velocity squared divided by 2, which
explains why short, stocky players can generate power--a fast strike with
weight behind it generates kinetic energy exponentially, 5) Head comes
up--don't watch the ball leave
your foot, because your weight will go up rather than through the ball.
Here's more soccer physics.
Good follow thru--
toe is still pointed:
Natural landing:
Bad form--foot and body too far behind:
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Coerver camps
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