08-16-2024, 05:12 AM
(08-16-2024, 04:21 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Its take the shorter, smarter option when its available and not just bomb long and hope.
I've always known it since i was a kid as my dad used to say it, but never known its origin.
I just assumed it had as much to do with looking at the old magnetic whiteboard. Instead of kicking it over the HF line deep into the goals, lower your eyes and see whats in front of you.
In reality, i think its more simple than that. When a player is looking to kick deep, they seem to tilt their head back so their eyes are higher and it gives them more of an ability to see longer.
Lowering them looks at whats in front of you more, rather than over them.
You'd only need to tilt your head back if you were intending to pass to someone in the upper levels.
There might be the odd occasion when a player "doesn't see" a teammate in a good position to mark a pass or receive a a handpass but in 99.9% of cases, the bloke with the ball will have seen every teammate and opponent in at least a 180 degree arc in front of him. The critical factor is whether the player's brain can evaluate the options and choose the most appropriate in the context of the player's ability to execute the kick, the target's ability to get to the ball's path, the location and ability of defenders, and the chances of a shot at goal or a long bomb succeeding.
Rather the "lower the eyes", it's "choose the right option".
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