{"id":2367,"date":"2016-08-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-03T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/webinology.website\/nation2021\/how-to-punt-a-soccer-ball\/"},"modified":"2021-11-03T12:59:56","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T16:59:56","slug":"how-to-punt-a-soccer-ball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coachup.com\/nation\/articles\/how-to-punt-a-soccer-ball","title":{"rendered":"How To Punt A Soccer Ball"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former VCU goalkeeper and CoachUp coach, Vasili Uspensky, teaches goalkeepers how to punt a soccer ball. Goalkeepers can punt a ball to give forwards an opportunity to strike. To punt a ball, just toss it up lightly, and kick through it!<\/p>\n<p><span contenteditable=\"false\" data-mce-object=\"iframe\" class=\"mce-preview-object mce-object-iframe\" data-mce-p-allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-p-frameborder=\"0\" data-mce-p-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aQCHbeSfWfo\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aQCHbeSfWfo\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><span class=\"mce-shim\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Vasili Uspensky: Hi I\u2019m Vasili Uspensky, former VCU goalkeeper and CoachUp coach. And this is the punt. This is Patrick. Patrick is fighting for a spot on his varsity squad, and today, we\u2019re gonna work on the punt. The punt is a kick used by keepers primarily on counterattack. It\u2019s not the most accurate, but it\u2019s gonna give your forwards an opportunity to strike, while the opposing team is nearby. You wanna hold the ball in the opposite hand of your kicking foot. You wanna hold it out in front of you, give it a light toss, and then kick through it. Make contact with your laces slightly below the ball. Drive through the ball with your foot, ankle, nice and long. Nice. Wow, you can hear that, that was good. That actually was good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former VCU goalkeeper and CoachUp coach, Vasili Uspensky, teaches goalkeepers how to punt a soccer ball. Goalkeepers can punt a ball to give forwards an opportunity to strike. To punt a ball, just toss it up lightly, and kick through it! Vasili Uspensky: Hi I\u2019m Vasili Uspensky, former VCU goalkeeper and CoachUp coach. 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