| Does it sound familiar when I say that stretching forms | | | | Stretching can be great fun for the kids: If you include |
| an integral part of soccer training tips and is widely | | | | a lot of different types of soccer drills in your practice |
| recommended and practiced by almost all sports | | | | sessions, it can be a lot of fun. Keep varying the |
| persons? Talking about soccer, it is constantly growing | | | | warm-up activities you do before stretching. Try |
| and developing in its difficulty. | | | | various activities like tag games, ball tag, and keep |
| When it comes to kid's training for soccer, two types | | | | away. |
| of stretching i.e. static and dynamic stretching are | | | | Concentrate all your energy on stretching, experience |
| included in it. | | | | and identify with each stretch while checking for |
| In static stretching, players stretch their muscles to a | | | | soreness. For almost all players, one single 15-30 |
| certain point of resistance and then hold for some | | | | minute stretch for each muscle group is sufficient but |
| period of time. Dynamic stretching involves rhythmic | | | | some may need longer stretches and more repetitions. |
| bouncing, rebounding and recurring motions. It is | | | | This is due to the fact that when the temperature of |
| generally considered as more dangerous and less | | | | muscles is higher than normal, inflexibility decreases |
| effective than static stretching. | | | | and extensibility increases. Those players who wish to |
| This article shares some of the benefits that stretching | | | | sustain or increase their flexibility can partially attain this |
| provides in helping average players become | | | | goal by stretching. It's advisable to perform stretching |
| champions. | | | | exercises when the body temperature is higher than |
| Stretching reduces injuries: Continuous stretching during | | | | normal as it is safer and more useful. |
| the day and performed over a period of time may | | | | This is the reason why some coaches make kids |
| promote muscle growth that, consecutively, could | | | | stretch even after a workout. To prevent muscles for |
| reduce the risk of injury. Stretching also provides a | | | | tightening too fast, make your players do some |
| way of increasing the muscle size and strength. | | | | stretching after they've practiced soccer skills. |
| Stretching shapes flexibility: Stretching puts a stop to | | | | In general, players who do an active warm-up before |
| any loss of flexibility. Still, the effects of stretching are | | | | stretching get an improved range of motion than kids |
| way better when it is done for a long period of time | | | | who only stretch. So if injury prevention is your aim, |
| than for a shorter duration. | | | | stop stretching before exercise and increase the |
| Performing stretching for a few minutes before | | | | warm up time. |
| starting any playing activity is likely to enhance flexibility. | | | | When feeling stiff or inflexible, the most important |
| When it comes to soccer training tips, the best bet is | | | | soccer training tips is to allow kids to warm up |
| to distribute a stretching program over a | | | | sufficiently, as doing stretches would not help them |
| predetermined length of time to continuously increase | | | | become flexible, and will become boring and futile. Join |
| the range of motion. | | | | our youth soccer coaching community and enhance |
| Stretching betters' performance: When the stretching | | | | your knowledge about soccer through loads of articles, |
| program is planned after considering the player's | | | | videos, and podcasts available there. |
| soccer specific needs, their performance improves. | | | | |