Soccer Skills; work on skills by juggling with a small ball
Juggling develops basis eye-foot coordination, balance and dexterity with the ball.
Using a small ball like the brasilian futebol can accelerate improvement and make playing with a game regulation ball much easier.
Twenty minutes a day can make a tremendous difference in skill level. Consistency and a good work ethic is the key. Find a routine and build on it.
For example, set a goal to juggle a brasilian traning ball 300 times and work toward that goal in increments. Document how many attempts it takes to reach 300 touches. (At some point hands should no longer be used, instead, picking the ball up with your feet becomes a new challenge and eventually an art). Count how many times you can juggle the ball with one bounce in between touches. Each time the ball bounces twice consecutively without a touch ends the attempt. Accumulate touches with each attempt and keep track of how many attempts it takes to reach 300 touches. Progress to juggling without the ball hitting the ground. Each time the ball touches the ground counts as an attempt. Ex. 1st attempt you reach 11 touches before it hits the ground; 2nd time you reach 15; 3rd time 9; 4th attempt you juggle 25: in four attempts you have 60 touches. At this rate it will take 20 attempts to reach 300. Keep track of your progress. As you get better it should take less attempts to reach 300 touches. Ultimate goal is 300 in one attempt.
Tips:
*Curl your toes down in your shoe (like trying to grab the grass with your toes) when making contact with the ball.
*Lock your ankle when making contact with the ball, the top of your foot, the contact point, should be parallel to the ground. This will reasonably ensure that the ball goes straight up.
*Alternating feet with each kick is not always possible, but it should be emphasized in order to develop your weak foot, proper balance and coordination.
*Try not to put too much backspin on the ball. This will cause you to constantly crowd yourself with the ball and develop bad habits
Using a small ball like the brasilian futebol can accelerate improvement and make playing with a game regulation ball much easier.
Twenty minutes a day can make a tremendous difference in skill level. Consistency and a good work ethic is the key. Find a routine and build on it.
For example, set a goal to juggle a brasilian traning ball 300 times and work toward that goal in increments. Document how many attempts it takes to reach 300 touches. (At some point hands should no longer be used, instead, picking the ball up with your feet becomes a new challenge and eventually an art). Count how many times you can juggle the ball with one bounce in between touches. Each time the ball bounces twice consecutively without a touch ends the attempt. Accumulate touches with each attempt and keep track of how many attempts it takes to reach 300 touches. Progress to juggling without the ball hitting the ground. Each time the ball touches the ground counts as an attempt. Ex. 1st attempt you reach 11 touches before it hits the ground; 2nd time you reach 15; 3rd time 9; 4th attempt you juggle 25: in four attempts you have 60 touches. At this rate it will take 20 attempts to reach 300. Keep track of your progress. As you get better it should take less attempts to reach 300 touches. Ultimate goal is 300 in one attempt.
Tips:
*Curl your toes down in your shoe (like trying to grab the grass with your toes) when making contact with the ball.
*Lock your ankle when making contact with the ball, the top of your foot, the contact point, should be parallel to the ground. This will reasonably ensure that the ball goes straight up.
*Alternating feet with each kick is not always possible, but it should be emphasized in order to develop your weak foot, proper balance and coordination.
*Try not to put too much backspin on the ball. This will cause you to constantly crowd yourself with the ball and develop bad habits
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007.
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