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Posted: Wed Oct 3rd, 2007 05:50 pm |
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| Simply click the REPLY button to post your soccer question. Last edited on Thu Oct 4th, 2007 07:29 pm by soccertr
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Posted: Thu Oct 4th, 2007 08:14 pm |
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Previous Question:
I'm a 13 year old soccer player.
I heard that you are supposed to plant your plant foot 8-10 inches behind the ball, is this correct?
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No this is not true.
The average player, for most kicks, should learn to plant their foot next to the ball. Some part of the ankle should line up with the ball. Keep in mind if the ball is moving, as in dribbling, you will have to plant your foot in front of the ball.
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Posted: Fri Oct 5th, 2007 01:47 pm |
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Former question for player:
I know it is said DON'T kick with your toe, but I get more power with my toe.
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That really is a temporary state for you. When you learn the proper striking of an angle kick and the straight kick, they will far exceed the toe kick in distance and speed. Just have patience and practice your form, not power.
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Posted: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 01:21 am |
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What is the best way to train a new soccer player with their shooting/kicking skills. I would like to know this because my nephew came to me and asked me this question. He said,"how can improve my shooting" and I told him I would help him find the answer later because I didn't know the answer. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Posted: Mon Oct 15th, 2007 07:46 pm |
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willyable wrote: Question:
What is the best way to train a new soccer player with their shooting/kicking skills. I would like to know this because my nephew came to me and asked me this question. He said,"how can improve my shooting" and I told him I would help him find the answer later because I didn't know the answer. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
Of course I am going say watch Blast The Ball video, but there is a reason for this.
Youth soccer players just like young golf players learn a "swing / kick pattern". Once this is learned, it is VERY hard to change.
Slowly reprogramming the soccer player is the only way to help them improve.
However, if you don't know the FULL STORY, it is impossible to teach it.
Hence the creation of Blast The Ball.
While soccer players and coaches love it, the ones that probably get the biggest education from it are parents that are not "expert soccer players".
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Posted: Wed Oct 17th, 2007 10:47 am |
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I have been told that females soccer players can't kick the ball as hard as male players. I understand this logic based on size but is it true?
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Posted: Wed Oct 17th, 2007 11:24 am |
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soccergirl223 wrote: I have been told that females soccer players can't kick the ball as hard as male players. I understand this logic based on size but is it true?
Thanks
There are many female players that strike the ball much harder than most of their male counterparts. I have worked with many of them. The ones that seem to have this "power" all started with mastering the basic form first.
Once we leave the true basic form, we start to lose power from a loss of velocity.
After true from is perfected, then we can slowly work on strength building and power shooting / kicking.
A must for female players is the learning of the straight kick.
Without it, they will always be an average player with good skills.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 04:16 am |
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How much room do you need between your foot and the ball if your 5" tall.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19th, 2007 10:10 am |
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bcunited2 wrote: How much room do you need between your foot and the ball if your 5" tall.
Hi BC,
If you get a chance watch the "quick tip" on the website http://www.BlastTheBall.com
The distance between the ball and your foot varies with two main factors.
1- How wide your hips are. This will impact your natural swign path. An 8 year old player may have a hip width of only 7" while a tall woman may have a width of 14".
This will vary the distance.
2- Is the type of kick. A sweeping angle kick, like a keeper uses, may have 2 to 3 times the distance greater than a striker taking a straight kick.
We cover this in detail in the video and the quick tip covers it as well.
Make sure you watch the quick tip as it covers other points as well.
Here is the link http://www.blasttheball.com/multi%20video%20preview.html
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Coach V
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Posted: Thu Nov 22nd, 2007 06:08 pm |
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My son is 11 years old. When he "punts" a soccer ball it will travel between 40 - 50 yards in the air. However, he cannot seem to get this "power" to translate into kicking a ball on the ground. We have gone through the drills in the "Blast The Ball" DVD. He does fine with the soccer hop, load, toe position, V-swing and follow through when the drills are done at a slow or walking speed. However, whenever any of the drills move beyond the 25% speed/effort phase, nothing seems to happen. For instance, on an angle kick (done at half-speed) the ball comes off his foot with no spin, is approximately 2 inches off the ground for 5 feet, and then rolls for a total of 30 feet. We are keeping the practices short (10 - 15 minutes) and maintaining the "fun" level, but he is starting to become frustrated at his lack of progress in taking the basic drills and making any headway in translating his power into "blasting the ball".
Thanks in advance for your time and consideration, and congratulations on a fine product.
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Posted: Thu Nov 22nd, 2007 07:27 pm |
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tjkramer wrote: My son is 11 years old. When he "punts" a soccer ball it will travel between 40 - 50 yards in the air. However, he cannot seem to get this "power" to translate into kicking a ball on the ground. We have gone through the drills in the "Blast The Ball" DVD. He does fine with the soccer hop, load, toe position, V-swing and follow through when the drills are done at a slow or walking speed. However, whenever any of the drills move beyond the 25% speed/effort phase, nothing seems to happen. For instance, on an angle kick (done at half-speed) the ball comes off his foot with no spin, is approximately 2 inches off the ground for 5 feet, and then rolls for a total of 30 feet. We are keeping the practices short (10 - 15 minutes) and maintaining the "fun" level, but he is starting to become frustrated at his lack of progress in taking the basic drills and making any headway in translating his power into "blasting the ball".
Thanks in advance for your time and consideration, and congratulations on a fine product.
Thanks TJ..
Good question and something that many parents will deal with.
First, remember that you now have a tool to help him over the years. Too many parents think that a "fixed kick" will come within days. It often takes a great deal of time.
However, here is one thing that will help you greatly. (and him).
Set up a video camera or a digital camera using the video mode.
Record him kicking from his strong foot side. ie: the video is shot from the right side if he is right footed. Make sure you are far enough away to get him from head to toe and not close up.
Review the video in regular speed and in slow speed.
You will eventually figure out what he is doing wrong.
I would love to see the video if you shoot it and I can help you identify the problem.
If I had to GUESS....
I would imagine that he is not loading heavy enough and then FORCING his leg through the shot. One cure for this is the line drill we show on the video. Making sure that all the FORCE or ENERGY goes to the ball only and not past it.
Let me know if you shoot it. You can post it up to Youtube and send me the link.
Coach V
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Posted: Sun Nov 25th, 2007 01:59 pm |
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hi, i'm roy, 16
plz i want to know what is the best kick
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Posted: Sun Nov 25th, 2007 10:50 pm |
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Hi Roy and welcome.
That is a broad question.
Tell me what you mean exactly.
Are you talking about kicking near the goal, from mid field, etc.
You opened the door to a question that an entire book might not be able to answer.
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Posted: Tue Dec 11th, 2007 07:47 pm |
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Coach V,
We are still watching your video and continuing our short practice sessions on the drills. The two points you made were exactly right -- he needed to focus on putting his force and energy into the ball and not past it, and the process will take time.
We would like to take you up on your generous offer of reviewing videos of his kicks. I have pasted three different links of him kicking -- each link has him kicking 5 balls and takes 30 seconds per link to watch. Any feedback, tips or follow-on drills would be greatly appreciated.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHqrTWx-HH0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwTGNhUkQtU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2YxhdKRIuc
Thanks again for your time and patience. Reviewing these videos and receiving personalized feedback goes above and beyond what I expected from your product. If I can ever do anything to repay your kindness and professionalism please let me know (testimonials, references, etc.).
Thanks again!
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Posted: Tue Dec 11th, 2007 08:13 pm |
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| I just bought Blast the Ball for my 15 year old nephew, who is a relative soccer newcomer. He is learning quickly, but is really struggling with lack of leg strength. Other than working on his form, are there any drills / exercises / weight training he can do to build leg strength?
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