The position of forward is very important in soccer.To become a forward, you'll need to have speed, good feet, a powerful shot, and a cunning soccer mind.You will need to convert a few chances a game into goals.To be a good soccer player, start training for the position.You should learn how to read the game.
Step 1: Shoot quickly while maintaining accuracy.
The more deadly you are, the quicker you can pull off a shot.You need to work on a two-touch shot.You can either swing your leg to the side of the defender or as you receive the ball.The shot itself is the second touch.If you can take two touch shots, you will be able to push the ball to the side of a defender and fire off a shot.Once you feel good on these quick shots, create space and strike quickly, work on it on the run, dribbling towards goal, taking a touch, and shooting.
Step 2: Put the ball on the net.
A "volley" is when you strike the ball before it hits the ground.The defense has time to react to a great forward redirecting an aerial ball towards the goal.It is possible to practice this with a friend hitting crosses and corner kicks, but keep in mind some things.Go towards your target.Your shoulders will turn to face the goal.The indicator for kicks is usually your hips, which will turn with the shot to face goal.If you're standing still, this skill is almost useless.Even in practice, jog, move, or attack the ball on the run.In a game with the ball approaching the box, it is rare to have time to stand still.
Step 3: Control the ball out of the air with your entire body.
You will need to be good at controlling the ball from the air in order to bring it to the ground.A lot of the game for a forward comes from long balls and aerial crosses.You want your touch to end with the ball about a foot in front of you so that you can dribble, shoot, or pass.Juggling is a great way to practice full body touch, but only if you challenge yourself.You can see how high you can get the ball.Hit long balls with a friend.Start about 20 yards away.Pick up the speed when controlling and hitting the ball back.Hit against a wall, drilling shots or crosses at a hard surface and reacting quickly to trap the rebound.
Step 4: Challenge defenders one on one.
You have to be able to get around them on your own.Once you have the ball, you must be able to dribble around the defenders and to the goal by using a variety of "moves" such as the Maradona, the step-over, or the scissors.Some good dribble moves are step over and shoulder feint.Not all forwards need to play silky, technical soccer like Messi, but you need a few ways around a defender to make them respect you instead of waiting for you to pass.Challenge a friend or teammate to 1v1 drills.If you want to attack and defend, make a thin rectangle.A goal is crossing the opposite end line with control of the ball.Sometimes you have to shield and control the ball with your back to goal in order to beat a defender.You can work on your own.Set up a box and work on dribbling, cutting, and throwing moves, staying inside the box to control the game.
Step 5: Both feet should be developed into dangerous weapons of scoring.
There are few dangerous forwards who can use more than one foot.If you only have one side of the field to use, good defenders will punish you if you don't feel comfortable on both your left and right foot.If you want to improve your shooting and passing skills, you need to spend more time on your "bad" foot.If you can cut to the other side and make a clean pass with your weak foot, you will give defenders fits.
Step 6: Stay hungry for a goal, watch for the shot at all times.
A goal for a forward is to put the ball in the air.Even if they don't score, shooting on target can lead to goals and put defenses under pressure.The space needed to pull a shoot off should always be created by you.You want your team to shoot, not just you.Some forwards will get lots of direct chances, others will feed their partner forwards with good chances and take a few themselves.
Step 7: To create defensive chaos, dart, weave, and sprint.
A mobile player is the most dangerous.Even if you don't get the ball every time, good forwards know that they need to keep the defense on their toes for 90 minutes, as this is when they make mistakes and reveal the sorts of gaps that create goals.Make a run when your team has the ball.To get the jump on defenders when space opens up, always be on a light jog or on the balls of your toes.As you try to fill it, they'll be looking to close it down.You should keep an eye on your other forwards.Timing runs will throw the defense for a loop.
Step 8: Time your approach to crosses so that you hit them fast.
If you're standing in the box waiting for the ball to arrive, it's very easy to mark up.Instead, time your runs so that you get to the ball as it arrives, allowing you to cut it out before the defender gets a chance to jump.If you keep an eye on the ball and reach it just as it becomes available to play, you will win many more long balls.You can go from jogging to sprinting once the ball is played instead of trying to hit full speed from standing.Time and space can be made with curling runs.Instead of sprinting into the box straight on, take a curving path as the ball is coming down the wings, then cut straight in once it is in the air.You can approach the box on the run with your curling run.
Step 9: Don't always run away from the ball.
Running towards the teammate with the ball opens up space and makes the pass shorter.If your defender follows your check, the space you just ran away from is now open for him.Keep moving if you don't get the ball and a defender is on you.Try to face the goal if you get the ball.As you check, always look over your shoulder.You may have more time with the ball if you caught your defender sleeping.
Step 10: When you have space to run, challenge the defense one on one.
A strikers can't be passive but they can also be selfish.You need to be able to run at a defender with the ball, throwing a move to beat him, sprinting around with a big touch, or sucking in the defense to make a last-second pass.The forwards force the defense to react, which creates space for the rest of the team.The best time to attack is when the defense is in motion.Go after them and force them to make a decision.The wings are a great place to challenge defenders.It's easier to win back a turnover with the sideline to your advantage when they have little support.If you're near the half-field, don't take on defenders unless you know you can beat them.No defender wants to be under pressure all game.They will make mistakes.You want the goal to be in your favor if you lose a game.
Step 11: Follow the shots and crosses.
It's important for younger players as inexperienced defenders and goalies will make mistakes that lead to easy goals.When you or a teammate shoots, run after the ball and ready to shoot.It is difficult to clear the ball when facing your own goal.You will pick up a few easy goals a season if you make this job even harder.
Step 12: Hold up the back defenders by coming back to the middle of the defense.
Wait to get the ball after a clearance or punt.You can't be good on defense or offense if you sit up top and wait.It's a good idea to come back to the middle of the field to make sure the defenders don't settle the ball.Be prepared to check or sprint on counter-attacks.It's your job to hold onto possession until your team gets into offensive position if the ball is being crossed or cleared.
Step 13: Your team's offensive system can affect your strategy.
Some forwards can play with the same style.How many other strikers you're playing with is the biggest variable.If you're the only one up top, you want to spread the field for your team.You're going to have to come back on defense if there are three strikers.They are big targets who hold up the ball and create offensive space for others.Wing forwards are offensive outside midfielders.They must be excellent one-on-one dribblers.Hold underneath a center forward who controls the ball with his/her back to goal.Their goal is to get the ball to a strikers in a dangerous position and make him your fastest ball-handler and shooter.
Step 14: As far as the defense will allow, hold the space up field.
To create space for the rest of the team, hold the off-sides line as deep as the defense will allow.You don't need to face the goal when you get the ball, you just want to hold it as your teammates sprint up to support you.Your goal is to suck the defense in, forcing them to play you so that they open up a lot of space along the wings.If there are two center strikers, try to get one up higher and the other closer to the center.This opens up space for both of you, as well as for dangerous combination play in the middle.
Step 15: Direct the middle of the field quickly and efficiently.
You have to be looking for shots.As part of a 2-person or 3-person system, striking forwards want to get the ball facing the goal whenever possible.The strikers are trying to create enough space to get a shot off.Throwing a quick scissors and ripping a shot with space is going to be your bread and butter.Don't stand around with the ball, keep it moving and look for shots, sprinting through the defense for quick passes and shots.Even if you don't score, shooting is useful.If defenses feel shots coming from further out, they will push up to prevent you from shooting more often.This allows space behind them for crosses and passes.
Step 16: Quality crosses and diagonal runs are important.
Attack the end line ferociously, driving down at defenders and forcing them to make tackles that lead to corners and deep throw-ins.As the defenders run towards their own goal, your goal is to get the ball down near the end line and then put it into the box.You should keep an eye on the middle of the field.If the center defenders are getting lazy or forgetting about you, a sharp diagonal run straight at goal will open you up for crosses, through balls, and shots.As soon as your team gets the ball, get out of the way.This will make a lot of space for you and others.Depending on the formation of the team, a winger may be expected to play a lot more defense.You should coordinate this with your coach and outside backs.
Step 17: Professional forwards to watch.
They don't have the ball.When the forward isn't touching the ball, pay attention to where they are.The defense is constantly looking up and readjusting because good forwards are always moving.As you watch more, pay attention to how the two or three forwards work together to manipulate the defenders into creating space.Both teams have strikers.How is their movement different?What are the strikers doing in different parts of the game?If a team is winning, they tend to sit back, whereas losing teams like to push strikers up further to create goal- scoring opportunities.