Soccer: The Need For Speed
Today’s question is this,
Is soccer a sprint sport or an endurance sport?
Any answers?
Did anyone say both?
Soccer is a complex combination of both and depends on the position, tactics, style, age or level of development.
Soccer speed is the ability to take off from any position with sharpness.
Soccer speed is also the ability to reach your top [...]
Soccer Drills: Moving Targets
Soccer Drills- Moving Targets
Purpose: Warm Up Routine
No of Players: 2 Teams of 6-8 players.
Playing Area: Penalty box extended sideways to touchlines.
Duration: Up to 20 minutes.
Outline: One team tries to score points by hitting an opponent with the ball without losing possession. The other team tries to gain possession. One point is scored for every opponent [...]
The Soccer Coach- Don’t Lose Your Balls.
When designing a training session, the coach must create a training session that is specific to the sport. The design of the activities should replicate the demands of soccer on match day. If this replication is missing then the transfer of learning from training to the game is not optimal.
I’ve seen many training sessions over [...]
Youth Soccer Drills: Changing Position- Relay
Soccer Drills For Kids: Changing Position- Relay
If the explanation is confusing, remember to press the link at the bottom of the post to see the drill in animation.
Purpose: Warm Up Routine.
No of Players: Maximum of 8 Players.
Playing Area: Approx 30*5m.
Duration: 15-20 Minutes.
Outline: Quick first time Passing, with rapid changing of Positioning.
Rules: Players are divided into [...]
Soccer Drills For Kids: Not Enough Balls
Not Enough Balls
Purpose: Dribbling practice.
No of Players: 2 Teams of 4-6
Playing Area: 40*20m with the balls placed in the middle
Duration: 20 Sprints per player.
Outline: Teams line up opposite each other. The balls are placed directly in the middle. As the name of this Soccer Drill suggests, “not enough balls”, there is 2 balls less than [...]