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01/30/2020

Technique is perhaps the most visibly obvious element to success in football.Good technique has 4 key elements:
1. Ball control
Ball control refers to a player’s ability to collect the ball and gain control of it using all parts of the body including feet, legs, chest, and head. A player with good ball control is able to receive passes both on the ground and out of the air with clean first touches keeping the ball close to their body. Ball control also refers to a player’s ability to maintain possession of the ball, successfully protecting it from opponents. The ability to turn quickly and sharply with the ball is also of upmost important to achieving success in football and falls under the ball control element.
2. Dribbling skills
Dribbling skills refers to a player’s ability to move up and down the pitch with full control of the ball. A player with good dribbling skills can move the ball in different directions at different speeds with both feet. They can successfully maneuver through opponents without losing possession of the ball. Good dribbling skills are essential to achieving success in football for players of all positions.
3. Passing accuracy
Passing accuracy refers to a player’s ability to use both feet to send the ball to the player’s desired destination. That could mean sending the ball straight to a teammate’s feet with power and precision, sending a through pass into space with proper weight, crossing the ball accurately in front of the net, or, for strikers shooting the ball accurately and powerful into the back of the net. Players cannot achieve success in football without being able to pass accurately with both feet.
4. Body control
Body control refers to a player’s ability to move their body fluidly to optimize balance and coordination. Since body control falls under the category of technique rather than physical fitness, body control refers mostly to correctness of form. Long strides, correct running form, and a low center of gravity are good indications of good body control.

01/23/2020

Practice advice for our youth players. It works and you can do it anywhere!! And this is a very simple, effective work out... (Let's not forget, we need extra practice aside from team practice)

Why Should Soccer Players Jump Rope?

Jumping rope improves balance, coordination, agility, and overall speed. It also improves hand and foot quickness. It increases strength and aerobic conditioning, develops explosiveness, conditions both the upper and lower body at the same time, and encourages efficiency of movement.

What’s more, it can be done alone, almost anywhere, and the only pieces of equipment needed is a good jump rope.

How is that for a great exercise?

01/19/2020

Here are some quick points for our youth players to keep in mind while playing
• be cheeky (take chances in the attacking third)
• know where you want to play the ball before you get it
• play simple one and two touch soccer (pass and move)
• work hard and get stuck in when you need to on defense (hustle)
• ask for the ball all the time (make yourself available)
• make direct and decisive runs
• recognize where you are on the field and where your options are
• have fun and encourage your teammates (you all want to win)
• forget your mistakes and make up for them with hustle
• keep your head up
• play until the final whistle
• think positive - don't be too hard on yourself
• allow yourself to get into the game with a few plays and then build off of that
• play decisive and sharp passes (play with confidence)

Crucial advice to our youth players from their coaches
01/17/2020

Crucial advice to our youth players from their coaches

01/12/2020

Before, we mentioned how coordination is really vital for this game. It’s like a string that ties everything together to make a player better. Here are some elements of this important matter, it would be great for parents or our youth players to do some research on them and study them. These are the things that can be and should be practiced outside of the training ground as well in order to improve. As we all know, it doesn’t hurt to put in extra work…

Coordination is made of seven elements:

1. Balance (both static and dynamic)
2. Rhythm
3. Spatial orientation
4. Speed of reaching (to sight and sounds)
5. Synchronization of movement
6. Kinesthetic differentiation
7. Movement adequacy

Balance:
The ability to maintain equilibrium in relation to the force of gravity. Static balance refers to the ability to maintain equilibrium while the body is stationary, whereas dynamic balance refers to the ability of the body to maintain and control posture during movement.

Sense of Rhythm:
The ability to create efficient fundamental movement in the time appropriate to a given exercise.

Spatial Orientation:
A subset of what is known as kinesthetic perception. Kinesthetic perception is comprehensive term encompassing the memory and awareness of movement. it refers to the ability to sense the position of the body or its parts in space.

Speed of Reaction:
The ability to quickly respond with the movement to a particular stimulus such as sight, sound, or touch.

Synchronization of Movement:
This is perfected by exercises that consists of unrelated movement of two or more limbs or body parts, such as your neck, trunk, or hips.

Kinesthetic Differentiation:
The ability to discern and finely adjust the muscular tension in movement to achieve a desired result.

Movement Adequacy:
The ability to move in such a way to accomplish a task with minimal effort. This is essentially the summation of all the above elements

01/10/2020

Some tips for our youth players

Always Think About Your Positioning
One of the keys to understanding your position is knowing when and where you should be at any moment during the game.
Being even a yard out of place can spell disaster at critical points during the game.
Always consider these when you are playing

• The distance between you and the players to your side.
• The space behind you.
• The space in front of you but behind the midfielders or forwards.
If you leave too much space, it may be exploited by the opposition.
Training sessions is the perfect opportunity to work on this as it will allow you to practice communicating with your teammates to make sure all spaces are covered.

Be Aware of Your Surroundings
A simple way to instantly improve your game is to make sure that you are constantly scanning your surroundings and looking over your shoulder.
This is easy to forget in the heat of a game, but doing so will make it much easier for you to find space and time on the pitch.
It will also help you to sniff out any danger before it arises.
Always keep a close eye on the player you are meant to be marking.
Depending on the position you play, this can give you valuable extra seconds with the ball on offense or end with a goal scoring opportunity for the opposition if you’re defending.
Being aware also helps you to know where to turn and take the ball with your first touch as well as knowledge of opportunities to play the ball forward.

01/08/2020

Some info for our youth players

Every player on the pitch now has to play a role in his team’s attacking play as well as defensive play.

Consequently, attackers have to try to break up the opponent’s attacks with effective individual pressing. Conversely, defenders can push forward to create a numerical advantage when their team is on the attack. Midfielders, meanwhile, can join their team’s attack or defense depending on the situation in the game, although a team’s tactics can radically change during the course of a match.

Today, a team’s ability to adapt its tactics due to a change in circumstances (goal scored or conceded, a substitution by the opponents, a sending off or injury, being dominated or trying to
take the initiative, etc.) can make all the difference. Versatility is a virtue that a good coach can use when he deems it necessary, which is why players who can operate in a number of positions are much sought after by coaches.

In the modern game, versatility and the ability to adapt are important, as are creativity and the player’s ability to play in the team’s basic formation.

01/04/2020

USING ‘THE ‘C’ SYSTEM’ TO DEVELOP THE WHOLE CHILD

Developing talent should be about developing the whole player not just their skills and techniques. Using the ‘C’ system can help coaches, parents and organizers to keep their eyes on the progress of all aspects of their development. Core aspects of the ‘C’ system include:

COMPETENCE Developing the players’ abilities in all aspects of their sport.

CONFIDENCE Sport develops confidence if delivered well. A confident player performs better so this is an area that should always be referred to when developing young players

CREATIVITY The players should be in charge of their own development and should be allowed to come up with their own solutions. Children have been shown to be more creative than adults but often their creativity is stifled through well-meaning adults wanting to show them the ‘proper’ way.

CONNECTION AND CARING Players should be encouraged to be competitive but they should also be taught to look after each other. Getting players to be in touch with one another needs helps to develop teamwork and leadership skills.

CHARACTER Sport can develop a player’s character and teach them valuable life lessons that will be important to their future development.

Let's not forget what youth soccer is actually about. "Learning"
01/04/2020

Let's not forget what youth soccer is actually about. "Learning"

01/02/2020

Footwork or quick feet is not what they need. Coordination and fundamentals are. Here is why;

Children require an entirely different set of training goals than adults when it comes to the development of the young athlete. One of the major issues facing young athletes today is the many well intentioned, but uneducated coaches who simply train the young athlete with watered down versions of adult training programs. It’s important to realize the teenage and adult movement skill sets differ greatly from the pre-adolescent.

During certain periods of a person’s life, he or she will be most sensitive to exercises developing certain training elements. For example, the best age to train for the development of coordination is between six to fourteen. Therefore, for the young athlete between the ages of seven to twelve, coordination training should be the main ingredient in his or her development. According to Drabik, author of Children and Sports Training, “Without good coordination the full motor potential of a person cannot be realized. Mastery of sports technique is impossible without good movement coordination.”

Defining coordination is not always so easy, but the simplest definition that fits is, “The ability to use different parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently.” Although defining coordination seems difficult, recognizing it is easy. Watch any elite athlete and coordination is plain to see, even to the least trained eye.

12/31/2019

Here are some coordination skills that are important for soccer players

• Spatial orientation (i.e. a player’s awareness of his own position on the pitch in relation to teammates and opponents, even after turning).
• Kinesthetic differentiation (e.g. “feel” for the ball).
• Balance (e.g. stable posture even when under pressure from an opponent).
• Speed of reaction (e.g. to be able to be first to the ball when it rebounds from the goalkeeper, or picking up a loose ball on the pitch)
• Rhythmic skills (e.g. an explosive start on landing after jumping to head the ball, or an elegant dribble after a feint).

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