Kicking is what soccer is all about.

To excel you need a powerful, accurate kick. Here are a few tips to help improve your technique.

1. The Position of Your Kicking Leg – The first point is crucial whether you will get a powerful kick or not. The technique behind it is very simple: The higher you bring your kicking leg back the more powerful kick you will get.
2. The Position of your ankle – Try to keep the ankle of your kicking foot locked. This is one of the easiest things to forget during the kicking moment.
3. Position of your Knee – The knee of your supporting leg needs to be slightly bent. By doing this it will be easier to kick the ball with the instep part of your foot. Keep in mind that the more you bend your knee the easier you’ll have to kick the ball with your instep.
4. Distance of your supporting leg – The foot of your supporting leg needs to be about a foot away from the ball. This will make it possible to strike the ball from a 45 degree angle which will provide your kick with great power. Keep in mind also that the direction of the ball will depend in which direction your supporting foot is pointing.
5. Position of your body – If you lean your body forward your shoot will stay low to the ground. However, if you lean your body back the ball will fly higher.

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