Rule # 3

Myth: "The ball striker's body should be straight up and down with the toe pointed to the ground."

Challenge:

1. The ball striker's body leans to the side and slightly back to allow the foot to come across the ball horizontally with the toe pointed away from the ball striker.

2. For most ball strikers, the hardest part of the foot (where the tongue comes out of the shoe) will be above the center of the ball if the body is upright and the toe is pointed straight down. This technique often results in a player kicking the ground.