Heading The ball

"Heading the ball requires a certain technique to do it right. To start off with, you must head the ball with the upper part of your forehead, near the hairline. to improve the power and change the direction of the ball, you must flick your head in the direction you want,"(Kirkendall) Essentially he is saying that you need to use the force of swinging your head in one direction or another to gain power on the ball. For example, to forcefully hit the ball down and to the left you need to jump and get your head over the ball and swing your head down and to the left to hit it where you want it. "There is a large difference between an attacking and defensive header. An attacking header is when you are heading the ball up and away. An attacking header is when you head the ball down and typically into the goal or to a teammates feet,"(Kirkendall) A defensive header can be crucial to stop an attack being played by the opposing team.

This is an example of an attacking header. i am heading the ball down and to the left towards the goal. To increase the power on the ball I flicked my head to the left to change the direction.