Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Be Brave - Head It

Berbatov Heads A Goal - 
Berbatov Is An Effective Forward
Video and UEFA 2012 Technical Report

A couple training sessions ago, we did a bunch of crossing and finishing.  The message I kept yelling, as I do with the college boys I work with, was to "head it."  It's a simple thing...if the ball is off the ground, you head it.  Why we can't get that message across is beyond me.  Or is it that those who coach young players don't know to demand it?

From Euro 2012 (UEFA.com technical report) we see that heading the ball in that tournament was very much a deciding factor (22 of 76 goals were headed - 29% of all goals!):


Berbatov, seen here for Fulham, has it sorted out.  Most forwards you see on TV are the same way.  Young players who want to get there...emulate them.



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