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The goal of soccer training is improved performance, injury prevention, soccer skills and tactics. Improved performance should never come at the cost of an injured player. Goal #1 is injury prevention in a soccer conditioning program. Goal #2 is to improve performance.
You will learn beginner and advanced soccer techniques and tactics. Coaches will learn about formations, tactics and overall player and team development for soccer.
You will learn how to kick a soccer ball, how to pass a soccer ball and how to shoot and control a ball. Your individual skills will improve by following the drills on this site.
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Learn how to become a better technical soccer player
With over ten hours of instruction and 60 chapters this series will prove to be very extensive and in depth.
Check out Soccer U by clicking on the link.
What is the optimal slope for overspeed training?
Choose your slope wisely. This article discusses a study done on overspeed training and recommends slopes for overspeed training.
Four Square Athletic Development Drill
Utilize the four square drill to build agility, coordination, power, quickness...
Since speed is so critical to soccer is there a best time to work on speed so that it is maximized? The best time to work on speed is when ......
Critical to speed in soccer is using your arms correctly. Have you ever tried to move your arms quickly while moving your legs (in a running motion) slowly? I will tell you right now it is down right difficult. The reason is the two are basically tied together. The body works in a way that allows the arms to drive the movement of the legs. If your arms move fast so do your legs.
Start of a new Era in Soccer Training Education
This is a new start in Soccer Training Education. At one point this site was providing longer more in depth articles. I am looking to change that a bit and turn this site into more of a blog type of site. This means that you should get content more frequently but the articles will not be quite as long. Does that mean I will never provide longer more in depth articles? It does not. Does that mean the articles will provide no value? It does not mean that either.
Why do coaches have players run? There are generally three reasons most coaches have players do running exercises. They are for punishment, warm-up and fitness. Examining each of these three reasons punishment is the most erroneous.
Frequently coaches use running as a punishment for misbehavior during a
training session. Some coaches have even used running as a punishment for an
entire team at the end of a match if the team did not meet the coach’s
expectations of performance.
Some thoughts on stretching by US Youth Soccer
These thoughts on stretching give insight into seven, ten and thirteen year olds. Check this article out to get some key details on stretching from us youth soccer.
Soccer is definitely a sport that comprises many different athletic physical skills. A good soccer player must be able to accelerate quickly in all directions, decelerate from all directions, and quickly re-accelerate once again. They must have great balance and body awareness to control the ball and avoid defenders. A good soccer player must have great agility at one moment and lasting endurance the next. The key is to fine tune these physical skills to make a complete player.
Five Soccer Speed Skills every player should have
Soccer, the worlds most popular watched and played sport, has some unique qualities to it. It requires an athlete to move their body in position so their feet or head can play the ball. Most sports require the athletes to use his or her hands one in position. Regardless of the nature of the sport, soccer players need to be quick….Real Quick!
You must first consider what an athlete needs in the mid-section. Your core/torso is your power center through which power is transferred from the ground or other fixed point of leverage, up and down the body. Without a strong core, strong arms and legs cannot apply their power on the playing field. If you want athletic power, train your body from the inside out: core first, then torso, then arms and legs.
Pat I of the passing and receiving series concentrated primarily on helping players improve their ability to pass and receive the ball well. This section continues with that theme, but adds the important concepts of creating space, showing in channels, supporting the pass and making runs to create options. The first exercise, Circle Passing, keeps players moving in a fairly confined space, continues to develop the first touch and incorporates more parts of the body.
Keeping possession is one of the key factors we are taught at an early age in the Academies in England, the ability to keep the ball away from the opponent only has positive end results. I always tell my players:
“If the other team doesn’t have the ball, they can’t score; if they can’t
score, they can’t win."
How to pass and receive the soccer ball-Lessons for the soccer player
The reason it is important to clean up the first touch, or the ability to receive ball well and to make accurate passes is because virtually every aspect of the game hinges on these two elements. When a coach prepares a training session, he or she is counting on the players to be able to execute the drills. When players are unable to deliver or receive balls well, the entire session can turn into a disaster.....
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