How to shoot a soccer ball

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4 SPORTS After aiming with your opposite foot (the plant foot), stay low and stay relaxed. “Keep your knees slightly bent and upper body loose when approaching the ball.” How to shoot a soccer ball - Pilot style Want to know the techniques the Pilots use to score? is week, we catch up with junior Kassi McCluskie for some tips on how to kick a soccer ball. One of the most important things after kicking the ball is following the shot. “Always follow the ball after a shot. That’s when a lot of opportunities occur around the net from deflections.” Keep your head up and hit the ball with the laces of the cleat. “You want to keep your eyes on your target and hit the ball with your laces.” 1 2 3 P. 15: 8-0 Pilots Stay Hot P. 14: Walk in a UP Athlete’s Shoes “First, you must concentrate on the mental side. Make sure you are playing with composure because a frantic kick leads to mistakes.” INSIDE Photos: Bryan Brenize | THE BEACON Story: PJ Marcello | THE BEACON 16 ] September 16, 2010 The Beacon — www.upbeacon.net

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How to shoot a soccer ball. Unfortunately, two of the pictures were accidently switched by someone else after I had completed the design, but still a cool concept.

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SPORTS

After

aim

in

g

with

you

r

opposite fo

ot (th

e plan

t fo

ot),

stay low

an

d stay relaxed.

“K

eep

you

r

kn

ees

sligh

tly

ben

t an

d u

pper

body lo

ose w

hen

approach

in

g th

e ball.”

How

to s

hoot

a s

occer

ball -

Pilot

sty

leW

ant t

o kn

ow th

e tec

hniq

ues t

he P

ilots

use

to sc

ore?

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wee

k, w

e cat

ch u

p w

ith j

unio

r Kas

si M

cClu

skie

for s

ome t

ips o

n ho

w to

kick

a so

ccer

bal

l. On

e

of

th

e

most

im

portan

t

th

in

gs

after

kickin

g th

e ball is follow

in

g th

e sh

ot.

“A

lw

ays follow

th

e ball after

a sh

ot. Th

at’s

wh

en

a lot of opportu

nities o

ccu

r arou

nd

th

e

net

from

defl

ecti

on

s.”

Keep you

r h

ead

u

p an

d h

it th

e

ball w

ith

th

e laces of th

e cleat.

“You

wan

t t

o k

eep y

ou

r e

yes o

n

you

r t

arget a

nd

hit t

he b

all w

ith

you

r laces.”

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2

3

P.

15

: 8-0

Pilots

Sta

y H

ot

P.

14

: W

alk

in a

UP A

thle

te’s

Shoes

“First, you

m

ust con

cen

tr

ate on

th

e m

en

tal side. M

ake su

re you

are

playin

g w

ith

com

posu

re becau

se a

fr

an

tic kick leads to

m

istakes.”

IN

SID

E

Photos

: Bry

an B

reni

ze |

THE

BEAC

ON

Story:

PJ M

arce

llo |

THE

BEAC

ON

16 ]

Se

ptemb

er 16

, 201

0Th

e Bea

con —

www

.upbe

acon

.net