Soccer Practice – Tips On Being Flexible
March 18th, 2010 Posted in Boating
Once you go through the article, it’ll be easy for you to believe that it is games rather than soccer drills that are most influential in honing skills during the Soccer practice.
Games are more energizing than drills and they require an equal amount of stamina as in the actual game.
When it comes to soccer training, games demand intensity, are more fun and the kids appreciate the enjoyable aspect of the game while mastering its skills.
A few guidelines must be taken into account prior to initiating games into training sessions.
1. Its necessary for each player to both have the ball and play with it more often.
2. Ensure equal participation of the players in the games.
It shouldn’t be that the weak players are deprived of playing with the ball.
3. Abstain from adopting the policy of reward or penalty.
The games are not meant for that.
4. Games should only concentrate on building soccer skills.
5. If possible, don’t impose any regulations or limitations in a game.
6. Games should be such that are easy to recognize and take part in.
If games are complex in nature, they lead to wastage of time and energy.
7. To finish, have the kid’s face tougher challenges after that have successfully gone through a certain phase.
Each session should include minimum 200-300 touches of the ball for every player in soccer practice.
This will ensure that they are making progress in improving their skills.
Listed below are certain soccer coaching games which are effective, trendy, and attractive and help develop the skills of players.
1. Shoot the coach: Here, the kids try to put the ball into the goal by moving in a crowd and keeping their head held high.
It helps improve dribbling and also concentration ability of the player.
One of the great ways is to play the game is to begin with 3 players and add on the number gradually.
2. Freeze Tag: It accounts for great warm up rounds and helps kids in learning to keep the ball away from the defender.
The game calls for each player to have a ball with the exception of one who must touch and not kick the ball.
When it takes place, the player possessing the ball becomes stationery acting as a goal post.
The player can be de-frozen only when the other player has hit the ball between his legs.
Continue playing till the time all players are in a frozen state.
3. Red light, green light: In this game, the kids stand in a line.
When the coach shouts green light and turns the back towards the ball, the players must move forward with their respective balls before the coach again shouts red light and faces the kids.
If a player has not made the complete move, he has to return to the starting line.
This is a great game for building agility and focus.
Here you go!
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Andre Botelho is a recognized authority in youth soccer coaching and has already helped thousands of youth coaches to dramatically improve their coaching skills. Learn how to explode your players’ skills and make training fun by downloading your free ebook at: Soccer Training