Practice Segment Timers Bring Benefits to Sports Training
The key to any winning team is always involved in practice to perfection. One of the major challenges of all practice sessions is to actually have a measurement of progress. Today’s technologies bring...
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Football Coaching and Development by Age
Developing excellence in a young football player is a fine art. Each age brings its own challenges and hurtles, but the approach, patience and guidance should be focused on the age of the potential...
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Best Youth Soccer Drills; Passing – Part 1
The Bank Bank: Passing drill with Pressure; Ages 10-14 Set the game up with two teams, each with 4 to 5 players on an approximate 40×40 grid. You can change the variations on this by sending more than...
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Best Youth Soccer Drills; Passing – Part 2
Soccer passing drills and exercises are a great way to develop agility, movement, decision making and team attitudes. When coaching and working with kids of all ages, there are methodologies of combing...
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Best Youth Soccer Drills; Passing – Part 3
Passing through the gates: Technique development; ages 6-12 Variations on this passing drill can include adjusting the size of the gates; larger or smaller as well as the distance between the two...
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Best Youth Soccer Drills; Dribbling – Part 1
Musical Chairs; dribbling drill and fitness; Ages 8-12 Variations on this dribbling drill can include adding different moves and varying the size of the circles. These changes will enhance their...
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Best Youth Soccer Drills; Dribbling – Part 2
1 v 1 Dribbling Through the Gate; Ages 6-14 Use a large field and set up a lot of ‘cone gates’ which are about one yard apart. Pair up the players with one of the two possessing the soccer ball. When...
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Best Youth Soccer Drills; Shooting
Shooting drill practice is an excellent way to broaden dexterity and awareness skills. Since the games are designed to be fun and work in a team environment, they also bring a heightened attitude...
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Best Youth Soccer Drills; Attacking/Defending
There are variations in these soccer drill games to enable players to perform from both a defense and offense position. Corner Kick Game; Ages 8-14 This game can be played with 6 v 6 or 8 v 8; with...
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Best Youth Soccer Drills; Learning Skills and Having Fun
While these soccer drill games may be listed as ‘just for fun’, they are indeed enhancing skills, awareness and dexterity. In some cases, the games are focused on individual performance, and in other...
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