The challenges of taking a penalty in football are so well documented - a baying crowd , pressurised responsibility and psychological isolation - it 's no wonder that most clubs tend to dedicate time on the training ground to how to deal with them . Austrian third division side FC Pinzgau have decided to try out a rather strange technique to practice their spot-kicks . Players were tasked with scoring from 12 yards after having spun their entire body around 20 times . Players were made to spin around 20 times before taking their shots from 12 yards . The unique penalty practice resulted in several hilarious failed attempts as players fell to the ground . The rationale behind this exercise is unclear , but one could assume that if a player can take a penalty while dizzy , then he can probably manage it in a game . Right ? What followed was hilarious . Unsurprisingly , a number of Pinzgau players failed to score with their attempts and some even to make contact with the ball , instead landing bottoms up on the turf . This player does n't even make contact with the ball before he goes crashing into the turf . After falling over twice more , he eventually manages to get his shot away and scores in the open goal . The challenges of taking a penalty are difficult enough without having to be dizzy as well .
Taking a penalty is one of the hardest things to do in football . It 's even harder if you 've spun 20 times before you kick the ball . FC Pinzgau players were tasked with doing exactly that in training .