Often not spoken about as much because many coaches believe that ball possession should be better used passing the ball around the box and then tucked away into the corner. I am here to tell you that when you get in close proximity of the 18 yard box, given you don’t have any other available options, have a shot at goal. Many will argue that it’s not always the best way to go if your side needs a goal. So here are some questions to consider when you want to have a shot at goal:

• Do you have enough balance?
• Do you have enough control over the ball?
• Are the opponents close to you?
• How far out from the goal are you?
• Have you practiced this enough?
• Do you believe in yourself?

Those last two are things that you need to be mature enough to accept. If you haven’t practiced this kind of shot before, while the ball is rolling, then it’s not time for you to be a hero and have shots. The last one is something you need to search within yourself. Do you see yourself honestly pulling off something spectacular? Most of the time you can when you don’t think about the shot. Things like goal keeper position does not matter here when you have addressed all these questions because no keeper can stop a really good shot at goal.

What’s The Lesson To Be Had Here?

As easy as it seems for professional players to have these amazing shots at goal, those questions go through their head in around half a second before they decide to have a shot at goal and try their luck, or their skill. So the next time you decide to have a shot at goal, think about these questions and it might end up saving you some shame and helping out the team with a more easier option to score a goal, or you can have a kick and become the hero, but if you miss then you will quickly become the villian. Not so much to your team mates, but rather to your fans. In the Ronaldinho Video that I posted a couple of weeks ago, goal number 1 is an example of having a shot at goal and is a very good example I must add.