(S30) PT 3 - Short-Term Goals

[Goat_Whisperer]

One aspect in my game that needs improving is my ability to kick the ball. I should get more distance between myself and the ball when I kick it, or in other words, I should kick the ball further away. The longest kick so far has been 52 yards, which is not terrible, but when the league leader has 62, I'm well behind. I have been talking with the coaches about it.  In their opinion, I should work on my strength and explosiveness. They say those two attributes will only make me a better kicker, but if I increase the workload in practice, that opens the door for injuries. I need to think about it.

Another point that I should improve is my field goal %. Right now, I'm at 10 out of 12, which translates to 83.3%. Once again, not terrible by any means, but when nine kickers have a better % - I should be better. According to the coaches in Yellowknife, the only way to improve something like accuracy is to increase the repetitions. I should kick the ball more, so when I do the same in a game, the odds of failure are lower. Everybody makes mistakes, but that is the difference between good and great players. Great players make fever mistakes. So far this year, I have been closer to a good player than a great player. I might listen to my coaches when it comes down to kicking the ball more in practice.