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Monday, November 19, 2007


Soccer Coaching Techniques Of Young Players

Soccer coaching techniques of an under-7 group of young players are different than other age groups. They usually have a limited span of attention so you shouldn't cram them with too much information. In fact, they will only absorb one thing at any given point in time.


  • Young Players' Characteristics
With young children, coaching youth soccer drills can be a real pleasure and challenging task, if you keep in mind some things that are natural to this age group. When you would like to explain rules related to the game, it is better to make it short and simple and demonstrate what you are talking about.

You'll have to be really patient with your young players, as you may need to explain the same thing several times over, for example, the layout of the field and the team they belong to.

Some of them manage to wander off on the soccer field diagram. It is always safer to be voluble about the things they do well. But be careful about pointing out mistakes. Follow these guidelines:

- It's better to make suggestions for improvement.
- Criticism can easily hurt them and this point must be borne in mind.

If you notice your players in a group, you'll realize that they're happy, but don’t always connect with the rest of the team. Be prepared to see everyone going for the soccer ball simultaneously, since they're focused on themselves. You'll never have a problem keeping them on the move, but they'll get tired quite fast, and become refreshed equally fast.

Teaching youth soccer, especially a variety of soccer coaching techniques, it's important so that you keep your players interested and focused in training.

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Sunday, September 9, 2007


Soccer Coaching - Scoring More & Teaching Throw Ins

Finishing and scoring goals... that's what soccer is all about! Soccer coaching can be very rewarding when you see your players' happy and celebrating a fantastic goal.

Scoring More Goals

It is very important to teach your players to score more goals. You should train them in a way that they know about each other very well. Mutual co-ordination is very important in the field while a match is on.

You should also construct your soccer training session in a way that could give the players a good opportunity to share plenty of interpersonal information with each other. When it comes to scoring a goal, it is all about how the players are passing the ball to each other.

You probably notice this but when the players know about another player, they are more inclined to pass the ball to them. Effective passing of the ball, saving it from the opponent team is the only way a team can score a goal.

Throw-ins

As a soccer coach and if you're coaching U-6 and U-8 players, one difficult task is to train the players how to throw the ball at a distance effectively while keeping both their feet on the ground. One good way to train them about effective throwing-ins is to have them cross their ankles while they attempt throwing a ball at a distance.

By doing this, they do not need to jump up, and thus they can easily keep their feet on the ground while throwing the ball. Overall, an effective soccer coaching approach is something that can give your team a winning edge.

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Sunday, August 26, 2007


Coaching Youth Soccer - Dribbling

Sometimes coaching youth soccer is not easy, and in order to train the players efficiently, it's important to train the players using the various dribbling soccer techniques. Remember that if you want your team on the winning side, you must have your players keep their feet moving.

Fast Way To Enhance Dribbling - Barefoot

This is one of the quickest ways to improve the dribbling skills of your players or kids. As per this method, you have to get your players play the usual dribbling around ten cones, but make sure that the players are doing so barefoot – no shoes, no socks. If playing barefoot causes any kind of problem, you can let them try with socks.

Teaching When, Where And How - Calling For The Ball

You should teach your players the right time and the right way to call the ball. When it comes to calling the ball, the right time is just before when the opponent player is about to pass the same and when your player is about to attempt for the ball.

Try to implement some of this soccer coaching tips in training and send me some feedback. Good Luck!

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Friday, August 17, 2007


Teaching Youth Soccer Coaching Drills Properly

Here are some good practice tips that can be used when teaching youth soccer coaching drills:

Tel them to intentionally muff, drop or parry any shots. In this method, it is not prudent to use your regular goalkeepers. If you do so, the regular goalkeeper will only catch the bad habit of parrying or muffing shots.

The attacker who is ready to shoot knows that the “bad” keeper will drop the shot somewhere in front of the net. Now, this is the catch. The main objective of the attacker here will be to put that muff into the goal.

  • Going To The Goal Every Time The Players Shoot
This is an important soccer coaching tip. Some attackers are skillful but lazy and they have the tendency to watch their shots when they “know” that the shot is going in. This most of the times results in missing the opportunity to score when the ball hits the posts or bar or is batted down by the keeper.

Whenever an attacker takes a shoot, that attacker should have three seconds after shooting to enter the goal and touch the net. If he does not do so, the goal should be disallowed. Once the players make it a habit, the defenders will learn to count out-loud at every shot.

This does not improve perfection in hitting the goals in the players, but it also teaches the defenders to follow up and clear missed shots.

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