[header] How to cure toe kick in soccer [title] Understand our " natural kick ". [step] A child doesn't change anything about their natural walking or running stride when they first start to kick a soccer ball. It is almost like the soccer ball just happens to get in the way of their natural stride. 
As we walk or run as humans our toe naturally points forward as it moves forward. Keeping the toe down would cause us to walk or run looking like a clydesdale horse.