Play Simple Football. Part 3 : Dribbling & Shooting

 Most of the time in a football game, it is better for you to pass the ball rather than dribbling, because it is more effective and easier. However, there are times when you have no teammates around you, and you need to dribble past defenders by yourself. This happens frequently in front of the goal. In this case, dribbling is a good choice unless you have a really bad dribbling technique. This is why you need to have a good dribbling technique other than good control and passing. Try to use simple body feints rather than fancy skills. Body feints are the most effective and simplest way to humiliate the defender. (Read this article) However, you do need to remember that dribbling all the way up to the goal is not a good choice. You have to be able to pass or shoot at the right time.

 Control, passing, and dribbling are all important elements of football, but they cannot let you score goals. In order to score goals, you have to shoot the ball. If you have a great shooting technique like Cristiano Ronaldo (read this article about long shots), try shooting from distance. Get rid of the idea that you need to get closer to the goal in order to score goals. Never be afraid to shoot from distance, even players like Cristiano Ronaldo do not score goals every single time. Use your teammates or dribble past defenders by yourself to create space, and once you have that space to shoot the ball, do not hesitate and take that long shot. 

 Remember, always play simple football.

                                                                                           - Play Simple Football. The End.

How to become a better Footballer

 If you want to be a better footballer than you are now, the first thing to do is to get more control of the ball. The best way to master control is juggling. Juggling needs to practiced everyday, and try not to be interested in fancy skills that players like Neymar use. It is important to use both foot and try to stay in the same position when you are juggling. Here is a good video for you to learn how to juggle the ball in the correct way.

  If you juggle the ball with the 'sweet spot', your juggling will be stable and it will help you get more control of the ball. Everybody has their own sweet spot when they juggle, and you should find your own sweet spot. If you can at least juggle 100 times without letting the ball bounce on the ground, it means you gained almost perfect control of the ball and at this point it can also help you with other skills in football. First, when you dribble the ball, the ball would be much closer to your feet and you would be able to change directions quickly. Secondly, since you have found your sweet spot while juggling, shooting will be a lot more powerful and accurate. It is not easy to juggle the ball over 100 times, and you need to practice everyday. It is definitely very difficult, but if you practice hard enough, you will find yourself juggling over 300 times. I hope you could develop your skills by juggling, and become a better footballer.  :)