Voted earlier coming back to comment.
Many sports actions shots are tough to capture unless you are really lucky with the timing or have the camera on burst mode (and even then the 'moment' you want may not get captured). The first thing that I see that can be improved in the shot as it stands now is that it is rather dark - I recommend some levels and curves adjustments to make the shadows/midtones/highlights pop more get it a bit brighter. I feel that this is an average shot but I feel it has potential to be stellar if all the faces were more visible. The action is one thing (I see that number 17 is dropping the ball) but the faces/expressions can really draw the viewer in by 'telling the story'. For the most part I can't see much of the faces or expression of the three subjects in the shot. Showing expressions along with the action can turn a average shot into a spectacular one. |