| There are no special formulas to success in soccer. | | | | outside, sole, and instep of the foot. |
| Players must work hard, and follow a repetitive training | | | | The next technique is first touch. A player's first touch |
| regimen to develop the necessary technical ability to | | | | is the initial control when a teammate passes them the |
| enjoy a full game of soccer. I've been coaching for | | | | ball. If you can't control a ball when it's passed to you, |
| over 10 years and I make sure the players I coach | | | | you are not ready to play soccer. The best players in |
| have a solid technical base before they step on the | | | | the world are so great because their first touch is |
| field. | | | | clean. This allows them to focus their mind on decision |
| The three major techniques I focus on with young | | | | making. You can control the ball with every surface of |
| players are: | | | | the body, it's imperative to have comfort with every |
| 1- Passing | | | | one of them. |
| 2- First Touch | | | | The third technique I teach my players is dribbling. This |
| 3- Dribbling | | | | is running with the ball at your foot. You can dribble into |
| The first technique I focus on is passing. Soccer is a | | | | open space, dribble at a defender to eliminate them |
| team game so players must be able to utilize the other | | | | from the play, etc... A very crucial factor in dribbling is |
| 10 players on the field with them. An instructional | | | | being able to 'cut' or 'chop' the ball. This is used to |
| soccer training book can greatly help players develop | | | | change direction. There are endless amounts of ways |
| this technique. They can read descriptions of drills and | | | | to cut the ball, but the most common are using the |
| learn the proper techniques. An instructional video is | | | | inside of the foot, outside of the foot, or bottom of the |
| even better because the players can watch players | | | | foot. |
| perform the techniques and they can mimic the | | | | An instructional soccer training book can greatly help |
| movements. Passes can be made with the inside, | | | | players learn these techniques! |