What do you think of when you hear the term strong on the ball? I think of different players styles, but the main thing it means is being able to keep the ball under pressure. Players who are strong on the ball are usually able to use their body and strength to shield or they are able to evade defenders…
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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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