To better help
you understand the principle behind Blast The
Ball I like to use the story of the of the 60
year old slicer.
How many of us have been to the golf range and
watched a 60 year golfer who has been playing
golf for over 40 years and still struggles with
his golf swing.
He practices his swing and hits several balls
with different clubs.
He lacks distance or accuracy and all his shots
seem to have a heavy slice on them.
If you think about it, for over 40 years this
golfer has practiced the same theory that we
apply to many soccer players which is, you
improve your skills by playing the game.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
This is why we have advancing soccer players
that still kick with their toe after years and
years of playing soccer.
This is why so many of our advanced soccer
players, up to some of the highest levels, that
can’t properly perform a traditional straight
kick with the laces.
This is why 70% of volley kicks end up going
over the net.
These are individual skills that must be
understood, learned and practiced outside of the
actual game.
If you look at Tiger woods and all the great
golf players they understand that they bring
INDIVIDUAL SKILL SETS to the golf course where
they play the “game of golf”.
These skill sets have become a natural reaction
or habit through hours and hours of practice
sessions.
The same applies to soccer players.
You don’t learn how to strike an outside of the
foot volley, low and into the corner of the net
by simply playing the game of soccer.
You learn this through a step by step process
that teaches proper loading, foot positioning,
striking form and follow through.
Then this movement is repeated until it becomes
a habit that can be performed as a natural
reaction on the soccer field.
A player learns creativity, tactics, vision and
aggression from playing the game of soccer.
They execute their learned skills during this
game.
It is vital that we understand the difference
between the two.
Simply “playing the game” over and over, for
years and years without breaking out individual
skills, will never move the soccer player to the
next level.
