The document provides three training secrets for effective penalty taking in soccer: practicing focusing and self-composure techniques, being decisive by kicking low and hard once the referee whistles, and being prepared by sticking to your training without adding undue pressure or hesitation. Mastering these techniques helps players remain calm under pressure, score more penalties to help their team win more games, and establish themselves as valuable leaders.

1. 3 Soccer
Training Secrets
to Penalty
Taking
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2. Penalty Kicks
 One of the most pressured and intense
moments in a soccer game
 A mind game as much as a physical
achievement
 An element with an important foundation

3. 1
• It pays not to be overconfident but to
really know your strengths and tactics in
advance.
2
• It pays not to play games of reverse
psychology as the goalkeeper is likely to
be well aware of what you’re up to.
3
• It’s important not to give the game
away with your eyes and body
movements.

4. Steps to Become
an Effective
Penalty Shooter
1. Practice focusing and
self-composure
techniques as part of
your regular training.
2. Be decisive and kick
the ball once the
referee whistles.
3. Be prepared and
don’t deviate from
your training.

5. 1. Practice focusing and self-
composure techniques as part of
your regular training.
 Even before you a. Learn how to
are in the position remain focused.
of having to take a b. Practice staying
penalty goal, part calm under
of your training pressure, not
should always be thinking about the
to learn the things that could
go wrong.
techniques for
keeping yourself c. Practice
calm under visualization of
positive results.
pressure.

6. 2. Be decisive and kick the ball
once the referee whistles.
 Decide first whether you will kick for
accuracy or for power.
 This determines your kick style.

7. If it’s “precision over
power” you want,
then the
recommended kick is
the inside-foot.

8. Sometimes power can be
enough to take the ball
past the keeper. To
achieve this shot, shoot
hard with the instep, i.e.
from the laces.

9. Take a short, straight run up of
only four to six steps.
Kick the ball low and hard.
Aim for about three inches (7.5
cm) inside of each post.
Chris Jones says that the low
and hard shot taken from a
short, straight run is “impossible
to stop.”

10. 3. Be prepared and don’t deviate
from your training.
 Don’t:
 Turn the expectation of a goal into added
pressure
 Feel that the shot has to leave the ground
 Hesitate about where you will place the
ball
 Place undue importance on the moment

11. If you are playing a
goalkeeper who always
jumps early, you can
send one straight
down the middle
and watch him
jump out of the
way.

12. On average, your
team will be
awarded a
penalty kick every
3-4 games.

13.  As you learn to:
 Master the mental
toughness
 Stay composed
 Score penalties
 You will:
 Score more goals
 Help your team win
more games
 Cement yourself as a
valuable player and
team leader