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Dribbling is fine, but the lack of instruction in the power kick by professional coaches is a real problem. When it is taught it is taught improperly in several ways. For example, i’ve never seen instruction in locking of the hip, a critical element of the kick because if it’s done a player won’t cross his legs in the follow through and will get the full use of the hip joint , thereby maximizing power . Lock the ankle, lock the hip, learn how to swing the kicking leg, learn the magic hop followthrough , don’t land first on the kicking leg when learning [ it happens when approaching the ball at speed], and any player will improve a lot. The technique,nonetheless, is difficult to learn. Why is it that arguably the most important soccer technique is taught the least? Probably because teaching it requires knowledge in teaching, a step by step and somewhat painstaking method and the technique itself, as well as a lot of patience and hard work. Most coaches stay away from this style . Too bad because it really works. Rick Sewall