- [Male Narrator] We're
going over soccer power shot
technique in this video.
We're gonna be showing you
how to shoot a soccer ball
with power and accuracy.
We're gonna be going over a
few of the different techniques
that you can use and how
to learn and practice
each one of these techniques.
Being able to shoot the ball
both hard and accurately,
either from distance or
closer towards the goal
is a very valuable
skill that will help you
create more chances and score
more goals in your matches.
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In this video, I want to
give you some examples
of the different types of techniques
you can use in order to have a power shot,
and I'm also going to break
down how each one of them works
so that you can start practicing them
and start learning the techniques.
So the first thing I want to
mention about technique is
it will depend sometimes
on the size of your foot.
So for example, I have size-12 feet,
meaning I need to actually
angle my foot slightly
when I try and hit the ball with my laces.
Players with smaller feet
don't always have to angle their foot
and can usually hit the ball
more dead-on with their foot.
But if you were like me with bigger feet,
you can't do that because your foot would
hit into the ground if you
tried to hit it dead-on.
So if you do have bigger feet,
practice angling your foot
slightly in order to
get power on your shots.
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Now although there are slight
variations in technique,
they all have a similar purpose in mind,
and that purpose is to get
good connection on the ball.
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So the general idea behind each technique
is to hit the center of the
ball, or close to the middle,
which will prevent there being much spin,
and it will prevent the ball
from going too high or too low.
Each technique requires you
to also lock your ankle,
which is just going to help
you hit the ball harder.
It's also going to make
sure you hit the ball
more sweetly as well.
For most techniques, you're
also going to want to
have your plant foot facing in
the direction you're aiming.
If you try and aim in one direction,
but you have your plant foot
aiming in the opposite direction,
it's gonna be really
difficult to be accurate.
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Next is swing speed and
your follow through.
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This is where the slight
variations in technique appear.
There are different
types of follow throughs
and how fast you swing your
foot for different techniques.
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For example, there are follow throughs
where you take a longer time
and land on your kicking foot,
and then there are follow
throughs where you don't
land on your kicking foot at all,
and you stay planted with your plant foot.
There are also techniques like
Ronaldo's shooting technique,
where he takes a very quick swipe.
I found that each
technique has its own place
and that it's really good
to learn more than one
because in certain
situations you might find
that you're more comfortable
using one technique
over another.
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For example, when I need
to turn and shoot quickly,
I find using the quick, swiping technique
much more effective than
just keeping my foot planted
or trying to do a long, drawn-out swing.
Experiment with all of these techniques
and figure out which one you're
more comfortable with first
so you can figure out what your default
power shot technique is.
And then play around
with the other techniques
so at least you know how to do them,
just in case a situation
arises where you need it.
Obviously, to get any of
these techniques down,
you need to practice, practice, practice.
And there's many ways to do this.
You can of course just shoot on net,
but I think there are many
more effective and efficient
ways to practice your power shooting.
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Now, if all you have is a net,
one thing you can do is
simply get closer to the net
and practice your technique
over and over and over again.
Now this doesn't need to be a soccer net.
If you can't find a soccer net,
you can really find anything
else that you can shoot against
where it allows you to
retrieve the ball very quickly.
That being said, my favorite
surface to shoot against
is a wall because this allows the ball
to come right back to you,
reset, and shoot again,
come back to you, reset, and shoot again.
I find this allows you to work
on your shooting technique
more, you get in more repetitions,
and it's overall just more efficient
because you're not chasing
the ball down if you miss,
and you don't have to keep
on collecting your balls.
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It also has the added advantage
of you only needing one ball
to do this.
This way, you don't need
to have a bag of balls;
you can just have one
football, go to a wall,
and practice your shooting.
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So guys, if you really wanna
get good at your power shot
technique, which I recommend you do;
it's a great technique to be able to do,
get on out there, and start practicing.
Again, a wall is ideal,
but use anything you can.
You've seen me shoot against
four or five different places
in this video, and I did
that to show you that
regardless of where you
live, regardless of what you
have around you, you can find a place
to practice your shooting.
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Alright guys, thank you
so much for watching.
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Please work on your shooting.
The more you practice these techniques,
the more you get out
there and start shooting
against the wall, a
net, or something else,
deliberately working on these techniques,
the better at this you're going to get.
I am gonna put two
videos on the screen now
that will help you to learn
and improve even more,
and make sure you check
out the description
because I'm gonna have
some videos that are
related to this one, like how
to lock your ankle in soccer
that are going to help you even more
with your shooting technique.
Once again guys, thank
you so much for watching,
and I will see you in the next video.
