Improving Your Throw-In Strategy

Throwing in the ball can be just as important as any other aspect in the game. A great throw-in can give your team excellent field position that could possibly lead to the scoring of a goal. Ace McCloud, the author of “Soccer Strategies” goes through a number of different techniques that will allow the reader to acquire more ways to throw the ball in. One of the strategies he describes is an attack down the sideline. According to Ace McCloud, the player need to “Face the other team’s goalie and throw it to the sidelines in the right direction” (McCloud 19). This action will give the team a down field attack and will open up the middle for other players to get position. As soon as the player throws the ball in, he needs to get inbounds immediately to become a safety valve for the person he threw it in to.

Example of bad throw-in form 

Ace McCloud does a great job at not only giving us his expert advice, but also giving us other sources to learn from. He gives us a visual representation of what we need to do to better our throw-in technique and improve our down field attack. Ace sends us to a YouTube channel named Epic Soccer Training, where they take you step-by-step through the throw-in process. The expert soccer instructor leading the video tells us that the first rule of throwing the ball in is not lifting up your feet. Although it may look like the superstars lift their feet when they throw it in, they’re really just dragging them on the turf. The dragging of your feet allows you to get the most velocity behind the ball.

Example of good throw-in form

After receiving some handy tips for throwing the ball in, I hope you can incorporate them into your game. Feel free to leave a comment below giving, or asking for more tips.

McCloud, Ace. Soccer: Soccer Strategies: The Top 100 Best Ways to Improve Your Soccer Game. Charleston, SC: CreateSpace, 2015. Print.