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Weak-Foot Development

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Train the non-dominant foot for passing and shooting.

What coaches agree on

  • Your weak foot lags mainly because it has had far fewer touches than your strong one, so deliberately match the rep count -- every pass, shot, or juggle you do on one foot, repeat on the other.
  • Study what your strong foot already does well -- body position over the ball, backswing, follow-through -- and consciously copy that same technique onto your weak foot.
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  • Build up gradually: groove clean contact and accuracy at an easy pace before adding power or game-speed pressure.

Common mistakes

  • The common mistake is a soft, limp ankle at the moment of contact -- coaches call it the limp fish strike -- which saps power and adds unwanted backspin instead of a firm, locked, flexed foot.
  • The common mistake is skipping the backswing and just poking or lifting the foot through the ball, which generates no real power.
  • The common mistake is retreating to the strong foot the instant a chance lands on the weak side instead of taking the shot or pass anyway.
How to UNLOCK your weak foot
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How to UNLOCK your weak foot

Coach's take: Energetic and actually substantive - juggle-to-100 target and the locked-ankle shot fix.

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