Soccer Practice – Simple Steps To Flexibility
Just run through the article once and you’ll be assured of the fact that in Soccer practice, more than soccer drills, it is the games that play a key role in developing skills.
Not only are games more stimulating than drills, but the energy required is also the same like in a real tournament.
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.
You must remember the following rules while bringing in games in the training sessions.
1. Ensure that each player has the ball and gets to play with it frequently.
2. Ensure equal participation of the players in the games.
It shouldn’t be a case where the weak players do not get to touch the ball or get knocked out.
3. The strategy of reward and reprimand should be done away with.
They are not required in relation to the games.
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.
Precious time is wasted when the games are difficult to understand and play.
7. Last of all, it’s a good idea to keep increasing the amount of challenge in the game once they have cleared a certain level.
In a soccer practice session, 200-300 times is the least that every player participating should touch the ball.
This activity will guarantee that kids are making progress in building their soccer skills.
Here’s a list of few soccer coaching games that are not only interesting, accepted, and useful, but also help players hone their skills.
1. Shoot the coach: This game requires the kids to travel in a crowd while maintaining their head up and attempt to strike the ball into the goal.
It helps improve dribbling and also concentration ability of the player.
It always helps to make the kids play the game by starting with 3 kids and regularly introducing more players.
2. Freeze Tag: It’s best for doing the warm up sessions and making the kids learn the art of keeping the ball away from the defender.
In this game, every player has a ball except one and the player without the ball must touch (not kick) the ball.
When this happens, the player with the ball is frozen and must act 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.
The coach will shout green light and turn his back to the players who will then move forward along with their balls within the time that the coach again shouts red light and faces the players.
If any kid has not moved forward, he is sent back to the starting line.
This is a perfect game for building stamina and concentration.
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 Coaching
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