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Article Title: Soccer Practice Games: 5 Sure-fire Tips On Game Progression Article Description: If you are like me, you will probably have no difficulty in understanding the significance of soccer practice games as compared to drills. Initially, the games must focus on helping the kids acquire the skills and improving their movement with the ball. However, as they progress with their soccer training, there are a few things that you must observe. Additional Article Info: Word Count: 548 (not including resource box) Category: Soccer Written By: Andre Botelho Contact Email: [email protected] <----- Article Begins Here -----> Soccer Practice Games: 5 Sure-fire Tips On Game Progression © Copyright 2009 Expert Secret, Lda (SoccerDrillsTips.com) If you sport the same attitude like I do, youll have absolutely not problem getting to understand the value of soccer practice games when compared with drills. Initially, the games must focus on helping the kids acquire the skills and improving their movement with the ball. Still, you must be aware of some points that need to be taken care of while the kids evolve with their soccer training. What works best is that kids are randomly grouped so that they get to develop their individual styles along with having fun just like we talked about before. Firstly, make sure the number of players in a group is less so that kids can have the freedom to take decision strictly on their own. Subsequently the kids will fell free to move about in the large and open field, get a feel of the ball more often, and feel liable for the decisions that they make since the players in their group are significantly less. Conversely, keep looking for the time when kids get used to playing in small groups and show improvement as you now need to make some changes. In soccer practice games, its the time to initiate progressions. It requires you to make more strict rules for playing the game that too in relatively larger fields with few more players added into the group. Its time when teams overall objectives should also be catered to together with players individual development by bringing in a more elaborate strategy. There is something here that needs special mention. A majority of coaches tend to put too much pressure on kids to make them ready to play live tournaments very early in time. You need to understand that it may prove dangerous in the long run. It wont help you to mechanize the process here as it does in soccer drills. It must progress in a natural way slowly. The tactics may not work well if you are too fast with rules, regulations, and convey too much in a short span of time. This obstructs their process of learning and growth. When the players move from one level of training to another, they should develop team spirit and realize the goals behind the games. It is important to understand how to put the teams interests first than yours and using your skills to make the team win. At this stage, along with games, it also becomes important to hold regular discussions and team meetings. Remember that the players now understand soccer and various techniques and positions. Therefore, it is not right to underestimate their skills in soccer exercises. When you give them an opportunity to take decisions and respect them, they feel happy and more responsible. The games should now focus on helping the kids develop game winning strategies on their own. When they start thinking like team players while playing games, you would have done your job well. Now you must take this knowledge and incorporate it in your plan. Soccer practice games are the best tools to make the kids learn soccer and so you must choose them creatively. Enroll for our youth soccer coaching community that has a number of games and strategies to make training sessions fun and educational. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Andre Botelho is a recognized authority in youth soccer coaching. Learn how to explode your players' skills and make training more fun in record time. Download your free youth soccer coaching guide at http://www.soccerdrillstips.com <----- Article Ends Here -----> ------------------------------------ This group is no longer maintained. It only exists for the archives. Please submit your articles at http://www.pickbrains.com/submit-article instead. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/I_Need_Content/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/I_Need_Content/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
