Along with ball control, soccer passing skills are one of the most fundamental aspects of youth soccer. Whether you are breaking out of your own end of the soccer field or counterattacking at midfield, you’ll want to move the ball up field quickly and efficiently. You may also encounter a smothering defense where passing skills allow your team to retain possession while you locate “ho...

Lend me your ears even though you may differ with me on this. When it comes to soccer drills, it is important that kids are first trained on the basic skills of the game so that they can get a feel of the game. This soccer training should always come first in the training schedule before moving on to the more problematical aspects of training or the right approach to play the game. Since you are ...

A soccer coach is just like a school teacher, but instead of working with theoretical information, his goal is getting his pupils to apply what he’s trying to get to them. Working with kids has a lot of advantages and it really gives you a sense of accomplishment when you see those little guys’ eyes shining when you throw them a ball and tell them to perform a fun exercise. But at the...

If you coach the Under 6, Under 8, or Under 10 year old age groups you have probably found yourself trying to explain to your kids what position they are going to play for a game, and where they are supposed to play. Likewise, if you have a child on the field you want them to have a basic understanding of what their role is in each game. Usually what you end up with is a mass of kids running like...

Author: Andre Botelho Let it be known that a soccer conditioning program is the very basis on which the success of any team depends. Soccer exercises build strength, agility, and endurance without which players cannot even think of being in shape for a live match, forget about winning it. Still, your team or you may face situations where there is paucity of time to train ahead of a tournament. Th...

Soccer Practice – 8 Things You Must Know by Andre Botelho Practice makes a man perfect is a phrase that we use very sparingly. And it’s true when it comes to soccer practice sessions. The kids enter the ground everyday with a hope to try something exciting and new. Yet, it is extremely important in soccer training that they keep practicing old techniques that you teach them regularly....

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