Ok back to Pks. In regulation time you can use your specialist to take PK. The keepers percentage of saving PK's are very very low.

But after playing for 120 minutes then player fatigue really commes into play. Plus not every pk takers is a specialist.

Then the potiential of the keeper saving them goes way up if? If he does not guess. Just starts low and just reacts to the shot and takes a step up on the takers approach.

No official will call it if it is only one step up on the takers approach.

A profession keeper who just reacts to the shot and doesnt guess will have a decent chance to stop pks after the taker is fatigued and when they are not specialist taking them. They definately won't get fooled on a pk taken right at them. If they guess a side even an educated guess those pks score.

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Leading up to the WC here is how you can try to simulate real pressure when taking PKs.

After they have a hard practice. You break the team up to play against each other. After 20 or thirty minutes of playing.

1. At the end and the players are ready for a cool down I tell them we will do pks.

2. I then say that this is a Penalty Kick Competition with a difference.
 THE FIRST PLAYER TO MISS OR HAVE THEIR PENALTY SAVED THEN THE COMPETITION IS OVER - thats it, no more kicks

3. So, in theory, the VERY first penalty taker could ruin it for all that follow. Puts pressure on everyone to make theirs.

4. The Gk/Gks incentive is that IF they save the first pk it's over their side wins.

In PRACTICE this creates enormous pressure and WILL simulate what they will experience in a real penalty kick competition.

You divide them into 2 teams (with a GK each)


The same condition only now the FIRST player to miss or have their kick saved then it is over