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Friday, September 28, 2007


Soccer Training Tapes - Teaching Goalkeeping

Soccer training tapes is an effective mean to train the players soccer skills, such as goalkeeping.

However, if the team has good offensive skills, the task may sound a little boring because the opponent gets fewer chances to attack and reach the goal. Usually this reduces the role of the goalkeeper.

But still, the goalkeeper has the most crucial role to play in a game and when the opponent team attempts to kick the soccer ball and score a goal, the goal keeper will have to do his best to prevent the goal.

Pulling The Ball - Tightly Into The Body

The goalkeeper is the only player who is allowed to use their hands to catch the ball. But, when they attempt catching the ball, they should pull the ball tightly into the body in order to ensure the possession of the ball.

As an alternative soccer coaching method or soccer tryout, the coach can provide various training tapes to the goalkeepers.

When they will watch again and again, how to catch the ball while pulling it tightly in the body, they will be able to do it efficiently.

If you are youth soccer coach, instead of teaching them to pull the ball, you should teach them to cuddle the ball on the ground. But, they should keep their body in front of the ball in a way that their shins, knees and feet could also help stop the soccer ball.

In order to get a better understanding of the goalkeeping techniques, the coach can and should supply soccer training tapes to the soccer goalies.

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Thursday, August 23, 2007


Soccer Training Tips - Quick Shooting Drills

One important thing to teach in soccer training is how to improve the finishing skills of the players by implementing effective soccer training tips. Let's talk about some "quick" ways of achieving that.

Quick Shooting Drills

You can start with having the players line up along the side of the goal. Now, you should form another line and this time, it should be at the top of the box.

Instruct the players along the side of the goal to play the ball with pace to the players at the top of the box. This way, before the charging player closes them down, they will have three touches to get a shot off. Another method is to play combinations at the top of the box.

These combinations may include overlaps, give and goes, and crosses that all lead to shots. Train the players about how to hit a moving ball and make the soccer drills game-like. You can have the team proactive by setting up a few short combinations that lead to shots.

These are important soccer training tips to follow.

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