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How To Take The Perfect Penalty
Penalty kicks are a separate genre in football. To be one of the best penalty kickers, it is not enough to have good kicking technique. Goalkeepers are becoming increasingly aware of the movements and habits of footballers. Coaches are watching opposing players and analysing penalty kickers.
Psychological warfare
Then there is the psyche that the penalty kicker has to face. Goalkeepers and sometimes players try to distract the opposing player in the moments before the penalty. This also needs to be practised to eliminate external environmental influences. You have to concentrate until the last moment to score a goal.
Training method for penalty kicks
Penalty kicks can only be perfect if you practice your best kicking technique. Both tricky and accurate shots. There are several types of training for penalty kicks. You don’t necessarily need a goalkeeping coach to take a shot on goal, you just need to go down to the football pitch and practise your aiming. Another time you can call on a goalkeeping partner. That way you both practise. He makes the saves and you take the shots.
Tricky penalty kicks
If you have a goalkeeper in training, you don’t always have to practice strong kicks, but you can also practice watching the goalkeeper’s intentions and where he is going to throw. The video shows some penalty kicks, such as the famous „Panenka”, when the ball is lifted into the goal from the centre. This is preceded by a shooting motion. Stopping before the ball is a very difficult task, because it can only be done according to the rules of football. The point is that you cannot come to a complete stop while running towards the ball, you can only pretend to stop and continue the movement. Meanwhile, you can use your hands to give the bait even more momentum. Watch the video and you’ll get the idea. Of course there are many other effective techniques.
A good tip for penalty kicks
Try to score a goal by watching the goalkeeper the whole time. You should feel the ball as much as when you pass to your teammate and don’t look at the ball. Practice that too! When you run towards the ball, watch the goalkeeper before you take the shot. If he doesn’t move, he expects the ball to come in the middle. In this case, it is enough to pass the ball to one of the corners to the left or right of him.nIf he moves in one direction, you should kick the ball in the other. You can also use a shooting trick beforehand, just don’t stop completely while running. This can be used to move the goalkeeper out of the balance.
More goals
If you want to see more goals, check out the other videos. There are also many tutorial videos and short videos.
10 Tips to Improve your Shooting
Animated Help for Aiming – Tutorial
„Remember! Penalty kicking is a science, be one of the scientists.”