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Soccer, shooting

Knuckleball shot

Hit the dead centre of the ball with a short, stabbing follow-through so it dips and wobbles.

Level
Advanced
Type
Single action
Session
Timed, counts attempts
Camera
Side view
Start trainingUses your camera and tracks the ball. Video stays on your device.

Set up your camera

Phone at hip height, about 3 metres away, filming you from the side. Keep the ball in the picture too.

Your whole body, head to feet, needs to be in the picture. The coach will remind you if it can't see you.

Skill path

  1. Laces shotEasier
  2. Knuckleball shotYou are here

How to do it

  1. 1Take a few steps back, straight behind the ball.
  2. 2Plant your standing foot beside the ball.
  3. 3Point your toe down and lock your ankle.
  4. 4Keep your chest over the ball and hit its dead centre with your laces.
  5. 5Stop your leg early with a short, stabbing kick.

What the coach watches for

  • Swing your leg back

    Your backswing was short. Bend your knee and bring your kicking leg further back.

  • Lean over the ball

    You leaned back as you struck it, which sends the ball high. Get your chest over the ball.

  • Short, stabbing kick

    You followed through too much. Stab at the ball and stop your leg early.

  • Strike through the ball

    The ball came off slowly. Lock your ankle and strike through the middle of it.

  • Keep it down

    The shot flew high. Keep your knee over the ball and strike the middle.