Soccer Practice - Who Else Want To Be Flexible
Posted in Fly Fishing Gear on the March 24, 2010
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.
In comparison to drills, games are more revitalizing and call for same stamina level as in a live game.
In soccer training, games require strength, are fun to play, and kids get to learn the skills while realizing the enjoyable features of the game.
It’s important for you to consider the following guidelines when to you launch games in the training sessions.
1. Ensure that each player has the ball and gets to play with it frequently.
2. Make sure each player participates equally in the game.
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. The focus of the games should always be soccer skill building.
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 but not the least, it is important to increase the challenge in a game once the kids have passed a certain level.
In a soccer practice session, 200-300 times is the least that every player participating should touch the ball.
This has the effect of ensuring each player’s progress in improving soccer skills.
Following are a few popular, interesting, and effective soccer coaching games that help in improving the skills of the 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: This game is great for warm ups as well as teaching the kids to keep 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 it takes place, the player possessing the ball becomes stationery acting as a goal post.
Only when the other player has hit the ball between frozen player’s legs can that player be de-frozen.
Continue to play till all the players are frozen.
3. Red light, green light: In this game, the players stand in a line.
The coach shouts green light and turns his back to the players who must then move forward with their balls before the coach again shouts red light and face the kids.
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.
Now you know!
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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 practice