There are some things you can do better on instinct and some things you need to be conscious. Shooting penalty kicks falls into the former. Organizing the socc

There are some things you can do better on instinct and some things you need to be conscious. Shooting penalty kicks falls into the former. Organizing the soccer match into the later :) Even on the instinctual level, you need consciousness to hone your instincts. For example things like physical therapy or even athletic training are conscious interventions to reshape your instinct. The best penalty kickers in the world likely made a conscious choice at some point to practice these kicks until their good form became habitual.