Comments on: Receiving The Soccer Ball? Not Many, If Any! http://www.soccermastermind.com/2009/12/receiving-the-soccer-ball-not-many-if-any/ Kids Soccer, Soccer Coaching Tips, Education, News and Advice. Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:56:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: Thomas http://www.soccermastermind.com/2009/12/receiving-the-soccer-ball-not-many-if-any/comment-page-1/#comment-5366 Thomas Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:04:59 +0000 http://www.soccermastermind.com/?p=1758#comment-5366 In the short term you are 100% right Tony, no glamour. Tell your players to think of the future and to think long term. Use Ronaldo, Messi , Kaka as examples. Anyone can strike a ball or pass the ball. How many can control the ball effortlessly? How many can receive the ball without stopping or breaking momentum. Not many! Master these skills and you could be the next superstar. In the short term you are 100% right Tony, no glamour.

Tell your players to think of the future and to think long term. Use Ronaldo, Messi , Kaka as examples. Anyone can strike a ball or pass the ball. How many can control the ball effortlessly? How many can receive the ball without stopping or breaking momentum. Not many!

Master these skills and you could be the next superstar.

]]> By: Tony Everett http://www.soccermastermind.com/2009/12/receiving-the-soccer-ball-not-many-if-any/comment-page-1/#comment-5362 Tony Everett Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:19:43 +0000 http://www.soccermastermind.com/?p=1758#comment-5362 Very true, sadly at the youth level there is no glamour seen in this part of the game. Players would rather be seen striking the ball or dribbling past a dozen players so they practice that more often. I don't think the sidelines during a game help either, what with screams of "go, go, go" and "shoot!" How is a player supposed to learn the benefits of the collection with so much going on? Good post, thanks. Very true, sadly at the youth level there is no glamour seen in this part of the game. Players would rather be seen striking the ball or dribbling past a dozen players so they practice that more often. I don’t think the sidelines during a game help either, what with screams of “go, go, go” and “shoot!” How is a player supposed to learn the benefits of the collection with so much going on? Good post, thanks.

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