How To Play Soccer - The Basics
Bill Shankly (the former Liverpool manager) once said
"Soccer is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, on controlling the ball and making yourself available to receive a pass"
It sounds quite simple really doesn't, but:
* What are the rules of soccer
* How do the rules of soccer influence how to play soccer?
* What specific skills are required?
* What tactics should be employed?
* What are the physical attributes needed by soccer players?
* Do soccer players need specific fitness requirements?
* What should I learn first?
* What formation is the best one for a team to use?
What do First
When you are learning how to play soccer, then the very first thing that you should do is ensure that you develop great technical skill. Getting technical skill can only be done through a lot of practise and repetition of various soccer drills. Whilst teamwork and tactics play a huge part in the way a tem plays, the teams performance will be limited based on the technical ability of the players and the level of skill that players have.
The basic skills that are required for soccer player are:
* Ball Control
* Dribbling
* Passing
* Shooting
* Heading
* Defending
* Goalkeeping
To ensure that you have good soccer skills, a great deal of practice is required to develop good soccer skills a great deal of practice and commitment is required. The key to developing great soccer skills is repetition. I recommend that players do at least 30 minutes a day of solid practice to develop these skills, including juggling a soccer ball to ensure that their technical ability is of an adequate standard.
Tactics and formations
Teamwork is vital in playing soccer and having a good understanding of how to get into goal scoring positions and conversely how a team can defend against the opposition requires an intimate knowledge of the game and of how to get players to play using different soccer formations.
Soccer Fitness
Being Fit for Soccer does have a major impact on how to play soccer. I was in a team once that had limited technical ability compared with the majority of teams in our league, but guess what we were runners up in the league purely because we were the fittest team in the league and often won games in the dying minutes, because we were fit enough to "run the opposition off their legs". So never underestimate the impact that fitness will have on your game.
Rules of Soccer
There are various forms of soccer, ranging from micro soccer (3 a side) to the standard game of 11 a side. FIFA are the worldwide governing body for soccer, and it is FIFA who control the laws of the game that dictate how to play soccer from a rules perspective. Understanding the laws of the game does have a bearing on what you do, and all players should make sure they understand the laws of the game.
A combination of learning the soccer skills described here, team tactics and team formations, soccer fitness and an understanding of the laws of the game constitute the basics of how to play soccer.
Nigel Reed has been involved in soccer during the 60's, 70's and 80's as a player and has been coaching youth soccer in Australia since 2000. Nigels main soccer webite has detailed information on How to play soccer as well as a number of Free Soccer Drills Good luck with your coaching
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