Soccer, shooting

Laces shot

A powerful shot with the top of your foot, toe pointed down and knee over the ball.

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.

1Plant your standing foot beside the ball.
2Swing your kicking leg back with your knee bent.
3Point your toe down and lock your ankle.
4Keep your chest over the ball and strike it with your laces, the top of your foot.
5Follow through towards the goal to keep the shot low.

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.
Follow through
Your kicking leg stopped at the ball. Keep swinging through towards the target.
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.