real to the game

Got a good advice and something I new for a long time. That is "Keep the training real to the game." I thought I was doing that, but apparently, I wasn't close to the game.
my problem was I wasn't kicking the ball hard enough - like shooting the ball.
I guess, I was kicking the ball so that the back up can catch it or dive and catch the ball.
So back to my drawing board and work on to keep the training real to the game....