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Monday, January 30, 2012

Value Of Soccer Practice Exercises

By Brent Gallet


As a soccer player you've got to be comfortable with the ball at your feet, or else you're really in the wrong sport. That means you've got to work on your dribbling a lot, so that you can get yourself out of any situation. You're going to find that takes a lot of practice, but there are plenty of drills that help.

That's why a lot of soccer players actually train more like sprinters than they do long distance runners. Sure you've got to be able to run for 90 minutes, but you've also got to be able to move fast for that time.

Cone obstacles are one of the best ways to do this, because it gets you comfortable moving quickly with the ball, without being allowed all that much space to maneuver. That's important, because you won't have too much on the field.

But you just have to develop the muscle memory and instant control that come from practice. There's only one way to really improve at soccer, and that is to play, and to play very often as well.

Doing the right drills is vital to becoming the soccer star you know you have the potential to become. But you have to make sure that you're doing the right things to really increase the potential of your body.

There are going to be situations where as a forward or even midfield player you've got to shove a defender off the ball to try and come off better in a potentially dangerous situation.

The defenders are going to have to learn to be smart, not stretch themselves, and then also how to cover effectively to cut out the passing lanes. Also how to stand up as a line creating opportunities to block offside passes.

So by all means, get your running training in, but make sure that you do plenty of physical strength training as well. Otherwise you're going to get left behind on the field, and it's not going to leave much opportunity for you.




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