Q&A for How to Kick for Goal (Rugby)

Take a longer run up. Do some leg exercises to build up your quads, calves and hamstrings.

Yes. If you are the best kicker on your team, then you will be the one to kick for points.

Yes. It doesn't matter what position you play.

Because when you kick, your body weight is often to the left of the ball on your left foot. P!acing the ball in the middle of the posts risks kicking wide to the left, while you can curl it around more accurately with the ball just right of the posts.

Yes. It dosen't matter what position you play as long as you are the best kicker on the team.

If you're right footed, the ball will naturally want to curl to the left after the kick.

The inside of your foot will give you way better accuracy. Try to aim for the joint that connects your big toe to your foot.

Because looking in the direction you're kicking the ball toward helps you aim, similar to how, in tennis, you would look at where you intend to hit the ball to.

This is usually to add momentum. Kicking with a straight run-up may give you good accuracy, but most of the time it doesn't make the distance. Also, this approach makes it easier to get your foot under the ball and adds a bit of curve to the ball if the ball isn't on target.

Lots of practice with the same steps. If you are really struggling to shoot with a left foot, just try to shoot as hard as possible.

This is because you want the ball to go as high as possible, and kicking it on the lower 1/3 would ensure that the ball stays in a controlled position.

Place the ball with the laces towards the kicker's foot.

Yes, definitely. It is always a good idea to start early, especially in rugby.

Yes, substitutions cannot be made between a try being scored and the subsequent conversion.

Yes, but you will have to adjust for the shape and weight of the ball.

Run towards a shoulder of the defender while watching him or her closely, and if he or she looks committed, then plant your foot down and run towards the other shoulder. Keep your free hand ready for a handoff and make sure to have a burst of speed after stepping.

The first way that you can curve a kick is to strike the ball on the side opposite to the direction in which you want the ball to curve (if you want the ball to curve to the left, strike the ball on the right side, and if you want the ball to curve to the right, strike the ball on the left side.) Often, lining the seams of the ball off centre on the tee can help to create a visual representation of where to strike the ball. Also, the placement of your plant foot influences the curve imparted onto the ball (closer=more "hook" (for right footers, right to left movement,) further=more "push" (for right footers, left to right movement).

Always look at something that is in between the post and aim at that, to make aiming a bit easier. And, always kick from the inside of your foot.

If you take a bigger run, you will get more distance; you will have to make sure you are more on point with your accuracy, as more power means less accuracy.

if it's in a match, possibly you must kick 40 + meters, especially for converting a try and penalty. But for training, just focus on your technique since the distance of your kick depends on how good your technique is.

Focus on the technique first before you want to kick further. Accuracy over the distance! Dan Carter who is leading world rugby pointer, has nailed every kick that was really hard to aim and only few long range kicks he nailed, which mean focus on the accuracy of your kick.