How to Be a Good Soccer Striker

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Learn to shoot quickly while still maintaining accuracy.. Practice putting the ball on net immediately out of the air.. Focus on controlling the ball out of the air with your entire body.

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Learn to shoot quickly while still maintaining accuracy.

Step 1

Learn to shoot quickly while still maintaining accuracy.

2

Practice putting the ball on net immediately out of the air.

Step 2

Practice putting the ball on net immediately out of the air.

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Focus on controlling the ball out of the air with your entire body.

Step 3

Focus on controlling the ball out of the air with your entire body.

4

Practice challenging defenders one on one.

Step 4

Practice challenging defenders one on one.

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Develop both feet into dangerous weapons of scoring.

Step 5

Develop both feet into dangerous weapons of scoring.

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Watch for the shot at all times, staying hungry for a goal.

Step 6

Watch for the shot at all times, staying hungry for a goal.

7

Dart, weave, and sprint into open space to create defensive chaos.

Step 7

Dart, weave, and sprint into open space to create defensive chaos.

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Time your approach to crosses so that you hit them near full speed.

Step 8

Time your approach to crosses so that you hit them near full speed.

9

Check to the ball instead of always running away from it.

Step 9

Check to the ball instead of always running away from it.

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Challenge the defense one on one when you have space to run.

Step 10

Challenge the defense one on one when you have space to run.

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Follow all shots and crosses into the goal.

Step 11

Follow all shots and crosses into the goal.

12

Come back to the midfield on defense, holding up the back defenders.

Step 12

Come back to the midfield on defense, holding up the back defenders.

13

Tweak your strategy and runs depending on your team's offensive system.

Step 13

Tweak your strategy and runs depending on your team's offensive system.

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Hold the space up field as far as the defense will allow.

Step 14

Hold the space up field as far as the defense will allow.

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Control and direct the middle of the field quickly and efficiently.

Step 15

Control and direct the middle of the field quickly and efficiently.

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Focus on quality crosses and dangerous diagonal runs in the winger position.

Step 16

Focus on quality crosses and dangerous diagonal runs in the winger position.

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Watch professional forwards.

Step 17

Watch professional forwards.

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