A striker plays a very important role in a football team. Striker gets very few chances in the game and these possibilities need to be converted into goals.
Following football training are needed to be done to become a soccer striker.
- Footwork
- Sharp Mind
- Speed
- Shooting
Now let’s discuss how we can get these abilities to become a great football striker.
1. Footwork Training
A good Footwork for a player leads him to cross over the opponent team player during forwarding. Today we will discuss how we to develop good footwork technique. Ladder & hurdle exercise is that type of practice which is helpful to develop your footwork.
A). Ladder exercise/drill step by step.
1. Straight Way -
a). One foot in each space between two stick of ladder.
b). One time only one foot between space.
c). Foot should be straight.
2. Straight Way -
a). Both foot in each space between two stick of ladder.
b). Foot should be in straight position.
c). After both foot put in space first foot move after second
Football Training-Footwork practice – Straight Way
3. Straight Way -
a). Both foot at same time in each space between two stick of ladder
b). Foot position should be straight.
c). Knee bend little but not more than 20 degree.
Football Training-Footwork practice -Straight Way
4. ZIG ZAG Version -
a). Both foot at same time outside the ladder.
b). Foot position should be straight during jumping.
c). Little bend your knee but try to make your body position in straight way.
5. ZIG ZAG Version -
a). Both foot in & out from ladder.
b). Foot position should be straight.
c). Ankle not touch the ground, only you foot finger touch it
d). Knee bend little but try make your body position in straight.
6. Lateral position-
a). Both foot in & out between two stick of ladder.
b). Foot position should be lateral.
c). One time only one foot in space.
7. Lateral position-Both foot in & out between two stick of ladder
Football Training-Lateral footwork practice
B). Hurdle Exercise/Drill step by step
1. One Foot Step between two Hurdles
2. Both Footsteps between two hurdle and touch ground only one Foot at a time
3. Both Footstep Jumping between two hurdles at same time
4. First three hurdle Footstep with Both Foot Jumping after it One foot step exercise
5. Three footstep between two Hurdles
2. Sharp Mind
Sharpening your mind will help to think forward before others & taking the right decision at the right time in the right direction. Below are a few ways to sharpen your mind.
1. Sleep Well
2. Meditation
3. Low sugar Diet
3. Speed
Speed is the most important skill for a striker in football/soccer. This skill helps striker to beat up the defender of the opponent team & reach towards the opponent team’s goals to easily convert kick into a goal. There are few methods/training exercises to boost up striker speed.
1. Straight Both Foot move front to back at a time
2. Lateral both foot move front to back at a time
3. Straight Single foot move front to back at a time & other foot on air
4. Lateral Single foot move front to back at a time & other foot on air
5. Ankle jumping
Football Training-Footwork Ankle practice
6. Both Foot in scissor condition move front to back
Football Training-Footwork practice
4. Shooting
Shooting helps the striker to shoot the ball from a different angle into the goal. There training can make you a hardcore striker. Some of them are mentioned below.
1. Wall practice
2. Cone Practice
3. Step Over
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