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So, You Think You Can Kick a Soccer Ball?
by Yeseñia

   Don’t you sometimes just want to learn how to kick a soccer ball like Oswaldo Sanchez?
Today I will help you get started so that you will start practicing and start learning how to kick
like Oswaldo Sanchez, and so that the ball will go the way and in direction that you want it to go.
First I will teach you how to make the ball go how you want it to go, and then I will show you
how to make it go the direction you want it to go. First, if you want the ball to roll on the ground,
you should kick the ball above the center. If you kick the ball in the center, the ball it will slide
across the center of the ground, and if you hit below the center of the ball, it will go up in the air.
But one of the most important things you should know when you kick a soccer ball is that you
don’t kick the soccer ball with your toes, but with the instep of your foot. When you kick the
ball, you should kick it around your shoelaces. Now that you know some of the basic ways of
kicking the soccer ball, I will give you the steps to kicking the ball.

   First you should get a ball and shoes that fit you. If you don’t wear shoes when you are
going to kick the soccer ball, it will hurt. Then when you are ready to kick the ball, you should
take a couple of steps back from the ball. If you want to get a stronger kick, then you should
move two steps to your right if you are kicking with your left foot, or two steps to your left if
you are kicking with your right foot. Then after you move two steps to the left or right, you have
to run towards the soccer ball and put your foot that you aren’t kicking with about six inches
away from the ball. Make sure that foot is facing the direction you want it to go. Then you bring
your leg that you are kicking with back and swing it forward, with your toes towards the bottom
so that you can kick the ball from where your shoe laces are (only if you want it to go up in the
air). Then when you kick the soccer ball, it should go towards the direction that you want it to go.

   Now you should practice more so that you can get better at kicking the soccer ball. That
way, you can play soccer when your friends invite you to play, and when you play, your team
will win. Good luck.

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