Tips on Goal Kicks in Soccer

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Christopher Howell with Expert Village and today I'm going to talk to you about how to watch soccer and it's basics. And you'll go ahead, you'll prepare, you'll get to on the line, once the ball is on the line and you're ready to do your goal kick, you'll locate one of your players down field. Once I have one of my players located down field that doesn't have a double team or you know, two or three guys on him, where he's wide open or it's one of the players that I know, he kind of sees me, he knows the ball is coming to him so he's ready to make a break away but they don't really know. Well then in that situation, I'll get ready for my goal kick, I'll find that person and then I'll pick him out and I'll go ahead and kick the ball to him. So say, my guy is way down field, well I'll go ahead and do a nice little chip but go ahead and put a little bit of power into it so it'll be right over his head. It'll give him enough hang time so that he can get to it but none of the other defenders can really get to it. Or, if I know he's a really skillful player, I'll put it up there so either one of them can get it but then I kind of have my faith in my guy that's going to be the one who brings it down. And hopefully one of my guys is standing right there."