How To Be A Good Soccer Striker

By: Spyder Collins

Break Studios Contributing Writer

You are playing the best sport in the world and you want to learn how to be a good soccer striker, keep reading. A good soccer striker, also known as forward, or being “up top,” is being in the glamour position in soccer. By no means is good striker the most important position. A good soccer striker is only a component of the team but is is one of those attention grabbing positions. Learning how to be a good soccer striker takes skill and persistence. To be a good soccer striker you need to understand your position and your responsibilities on the field. Good soccer strikers are unselfish and smart players. Being a good soccer striker takes a selfish streak but also an understanding of when to dish the soccer ball off.  

What you will need:

  • Skill
  • Speed
  • Understanding of the game
  • Position skill
  • Ability to strike
  1. Perhaps the most important thing is to understand that not everyone is cut out to be a striker. If you have better than average speed,If you posses great foot work, anticipation and drive, you have potential. Being a striker requires the ability to strike and finish. You need a nose for the goal.
  2. Many players that have all the mechanics still don’t make it as strikers. Many of these players become outstanding middies. A striker needs to be able to control the soccer ball at their feet. The best strikers can take the ball out of the air to their feet. They can also beat any defender off the ball.
  3. Strikers need to be able to send the ball up and beat the defender to the ball. Strikers drive for the goal and will not let one or even two defenders keep them from their mission. The best strikers combine tenacity, speed, skill, desire and great vision to reach the end game. At the end of the day, the best striker scores.
Posted on: Sep. 15, 2010