One of the most challenging skills is learning how to chip a soccer ball. There are D1 college players who struggle to do this well. It’s one thing to just kick the ball far or high, it’s another to softly and accurately chip a ball. Depending on the situation, you can chip different ways. Today we’ll discuss the different ways…
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Soccer ball sizes by age is the topic many people want to know. Below you’ll learn which soccer ball size is best for each age, plus why it matters and doesn’t matter. Depending on if you are using it for training or for actual games makes a bit of a difference. For training it doesn’t matter as much for some…
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Whether you are an attacking minded or defensive minded coach or player, defensive tactics in soccer needs to be thought of. My college soccer coach, Butch Lauffer is one of the best coaching minds. He put focus on offensive and defensive tactics, but defense was the first focus. Our goal as a team was to press the whole game! Coach…
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First touch passing drills is different from first touch trapping. Both are very important, but it’s important to know. If your coach says your first touch needs to be better, maybe ask them if they are talking about your passing or trapping. I typically think of trapping first and think most coaches are talking about trapping, when talking about first…
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You might often hear or see an agility ladder and think of speed. The reason is because many people use the terms speed and agility. What do you think athletes should learn first, speed or agility? I believe agility should be taught/learned first because players become coordinated and can change directions much easier. Speed can come later, once the agility…
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