Soccer Training Tips for Beginners
The approach to Soccer training for beginners can almost be the most important part of their career. They may have seen football on the television and decided that it is what they want to do, but the initial stages, and how footballing skills and fitness are taught, form the basis of everything the beginner thinks about as they learn and improve their game. First and foremost football training needs to be fun. There are many professional footballers who admit that they hate training, but in order to have a long playing career, or just to get any enjoyment out of the game, enjoyment and fun should be the main criteria for any beginners` football training program. The minute it starts to become a chore is when football stops becoming a pleasure and becomes hard work.
A football training program needs to concentrate on skills and fitness. Left to their own devices, children may well develop one side of the game more than the other. They may have natural talent, but without the ability to last for a full game, they will tend to fall behind. Similarly, the fittest player in the world may have poor ball skills, and this again leaves him or her with limited options. It is better to develop both aspects of the game in tandem. The beginning of a training session should begin with warm ups. It is vital that muscles are thoroughly warmed through in order to prevent cramp and minimize the risk of injury. A few minutes of stretching to begin with, followed by some light jogging will prepare muscles for the more explosive work. Dribbling with the ball from one end of the raining pitch to the other will also help to warm muscles without allowing players to do too much too soon. Alternate jogging and sprinting will allow players to gradually build up intensity.
Set out cones at either end of the pitch, and have the players stay in their lanes and dribble the ball from one end to the other, around the cones and back again. This can be done as a race to add a competitive edge. You can slo divide the teams into fours and mark out a square. The idea is that three players try to keep the ball off the remaining player. The player who loses the ball has to replace the lone player in the middle. This can carry on for period of five minutes. There are hurdling races which you can get the players to do after dividing them into teams. This may involve a number of additional skills by asking player s at the end of the run to head or kick a ball back to the trainer. Keeping training light hearted and fun with a competitive edge is the key to good football training. For more football news go to bet on League Two. Soccer tips.
English: pass in soccer. The long-through ball diagram. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
