Like developing any skill, the best way to get there is through practice and repetition. Whether practicing alone in the yard, a local park or even in the house, there are a few things I did when I was younger to develop my weaker foot.

The first one was constantly dribble a tennis ball INSIDE my house. That worked on dexterity, touch and comfort. Whether going from the living room to the kitchen or wherever, I always tapped a tennis ball along with my weak foot.

A good drill for practice is the WEAK ONLY drill. Players pair up, passing, trapping and returning the ball in succession with their weak foot. The more they do it, they can increase the space them. Longer, harder passes develop similar skills to shooting. And the ball should never touch their strong foot throughout this drill. A parent or friend can also help do this in the yard as well.

Thanks Matt. I had him working on right footed shots bouncing against a wall also. I noticed some times he is hitting under the ball, but "on the laces". When i ask him to use shoelaces on the kick, he said he did, but his toe was not pointed down. Any tips on toe DOWN, shoe laces kicking also? Thanks in advance.

Hello Jim,
Terrific question - Matt made a few good suggestions -

Here are a few additional ideas that could assist in developing comfort with both feet.

1) Have your son wear a different colored sock to training and ask the coach to reinforce your childs development of the weak foot. That is a simple and easy way to get started.

2) When reviewing the "moves" or "Fakes" make sure that your son is practicing the moves with both feet - not just the power foot - this is another simple way to ensure weak foot development.

3) Juggling with both feet is a good option. Juggling will increase your sons natural feeling of the ball. This means a lot because your weak foot needs to get familiar with the ball.

As you can see from my very simple suggestions - there is NO single activity that will improve your weak foot - it is a series of consistent training principles.

During your soccer practice you should try to use your week foot as often you can. Of course you will not be able to perform at the same level you would using your strong foot, however, with the proper training and a little time -- your son will be using both feet interchangeably. Unfortunately there are no shortcuts for increasing the skills of your weak foot. You simply need to start using it and your regular practice is the best place for that.

My own experience tells me that results will not happen right away - so be patient and stick to it...

Best of Luck and let me know how it goes!
John

Hey Jim -
Here is a description I wrote on shooting -- (borrowed some too)

Shooting is the most important factor in attacking play. Poor technique or players who are unwilling to shoot often lead to goal scoring opportunities being missed. Even in top level soccer, many shots pass high and wide or players can be seen to hesitate in front of goal. Therefore, shooting practice should not only work on acquiring the correct techniques but on developing the right mental attitude.

Shooting practice should always resemble a real match environment. Therefore when possible, full size goals should be used as well as shooting in all types of conditions.

Some coaches may want to use video analysis of players whether in match or training to study their technique. Video based statistical studies in the past have also shown that a team who has ten shots on target very rarely loses, thus showing the need for accurate shooting. A comparative analysis of 100 goal scoring shots and 100 off target shots in top European Football showed distinct differences in mental and technical skills. Poor shooting often involved one or more weaknesses in each of these domains.

Keep ankle of shooting foot locked with toe down
Place non-kicking foot is placed parallel to ball (not behind it or ahead of it) and far enough away that it is comfortable to hit ball and that both ball and non-kicking foot are underneath your hips
Make sure non-kicking foot should be pointing towards your target
Your weight should be on the ball of your non-kicking foot
Both knees should be bent
Strike through the middle of the ball...if you made a cross in the back of the ball, hit
where the two lines intersect
Follow through to your target and land on your kicking foot
Keep head down to see what you are kicking
Lean over ball as you kick, do not stand upright
Strike ball with laces so that ball strikes hard bone on top of foot
Encourage players to strike through the ball
Players may need to make a slightly angled approach towards ball in order to prevent
them from kicking ground...this will result in hip of the same leg as the kicking foot
being higher than non-kicking foot

Common Errors:

Keeping plant leg locked
Not looking at ball
Striking ball with incorrect part of the foot
Not following through
Being too upright

put them in a winter clinic or a summer camp and tell the person that you are working with your situation

Yeah i am going to go with megan i think he should go to camps in the summer,winter and maybe even in the spring its really the only thing i can think of to improve his right foot.

ok put a wall in front of him and let him kick the ball or just roll the ball out and let him try to kicki it and just keep doing that every week until hge gets it

practice passing the ball to your son and have him try and pass back to you so he can get the hang of it:) hope this helps him become a better and talented soccer player

Well first of all, to shoot righty from lefty, you'll need a lot of practice. First, have him dribbling around with both his feet. If he messes up, try again. Keep doing that until he mastered dribbling with both feet. Then, to shoot righty, start him shooting close to a goal. Make sure he's using his right foot. Then if he makes it, have him back up. Keep doing this until he can't reach. When u find the place he can't reach, have him keep shooting from that exact spot. Use tape or something.have him use his laces with his right foot. Do what he would do with the left, but switch it to the right. Keep doing that until he can reach the goal with his right from that spot. See if he can get a hard shot in the air too. If he can get it there. Have him back up. Repeat the steps, and eventually he'll be kicking like a pro with both feet

set up some drills where you only use your right foot. my soccer coach from when i was playing U10 girls, he had us do lots of drills with our left foot, if we were right footed and vice versa. Now i play U16 competitive and i can kick with both my feet now.

well just tell him 2 use his right foot and then like if he is praticing at home tell him not 2 use his left foot pratice dibbling inside and outside with his right foot so he can get used 2 using it then u can just set up some shoes outside and he can dribble between the shoes with only his right foot

Jim-
Think you got some great suggestions with a variety of methods- from Matt, J B and the rest.

Something to consider with all the drills- the progression ( simple-to-complexed ).
Giving him the time- the more the better.
Start on 1-simple drill to start building the Leg-Eye Coordination to the side you are wanting to work on.
As you see a real improvement is coordination with that 1-simple drill then you can move on to other things.

The simpler the task in the beginning can really help with progressing in a shorter period of time.

Just keep practing but i was in the same situation where i practicing with my left foot and instead of using my right foot i kept using my left foot. it was hard but i got the hang of it in about a week or so. so if he keeps practing he would do good.

google.

Never let any one say that you can't. Never give up. Always try your best. Practice at it. GEt help if needed from someone familiar with the sport.

yes i play soccer and i am goalie so i take the goal kicks and some times i have to kick it with my left foot but i ussualy kick them with my right. so a couple times a week i would go to the soccer feild and keep on practicing kicking it takes time but im sure your son will get it in no time!

ask the coach to see if they can do drills at practice

sierra do you really like soccer
if you do if you wnat you can come to indoor soccer it is really fun it is just like outdoor soccer but in side and no cleats

yea all u need to do is idk

Let him practice with his right passing it against a wall or fence for a couple of days so he can get used to it. So when he goes to a game he can practice using both feet.

Practice.

First off let him passing with you or againist a solid area. This way he can get the feeling of kicking it with his right foot. Once he gets good at it let him try to shoot the ball at somthing similar to a soccer goal. He may get good at it but to break it to you his left foot will still be the strong one.

I am left handed and I also played all types of sports and with practice the left handed child can develop strength in right side

make him practice with ONLY his right hand make him put his left hand behind his back or in his pocket..that's how my gym treach. teaches us