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Article Title: Killer Tips On Youth Soccer Drills Article Description: I don't know a thing about you, but I'll bet that in youth soccer drills, the very basis of a game is its defense. When the score in a game is 0-0, it is said to be a perfectly played defensive soccer by both sides. Additional Article Info: Word Count: 542 (not including resource box) Category: Soccer Written By: Andre Botelho Contact Email: [email protected] <----- Article Begins Here -----> Killer Tips On Youth Soccer Drills © Copyright 2009 Expert Secret, Lda (SoccerDrillsTips.com) I cant say if youll agree with me on this but in youth soccer drills, defense is the foundation on which the game depends. When the score in a game is 0-0, it denotes defense played flawlessly by both the sides. Nonetheless, in kids soccer drills, there are two facets of winning a game. One is by demonstrating an outstanding defense. Second is the fact that your team has a great offense competent of defeating the other teams defense. In order for the players to score, they must be able to catch the ball. Some coaches have a tendency to train their players in either defense or offense. But, complete training of players requires them to play defense when the ball is with the other team and offense when they themselves have the ball. During youth soccer practice, the players who fail to keep the ball in their possession should go after the ball at once. This works well because the player from whose custody the ball goes is the one closest to it. So, its necessary that this player puts pressure upon the other player who has the custody of the ball now. To put it in another way, he or she should try to get the ball as fast as possible. An added benefit is that the remaining team members would also get a chance to recover and take their defensive positions. This will not allow the player in the opposite team to make a free run on the field with the ball. Players can be taught these skills by following the below mentioned techniques. Immediate chase: When executed correctly in youth soccer drills, it puts the opponents under a good deal of pressure from all sides. And then what happens is that the opponent either makes a wrong pass or loses the possession of the ball. Fall back and delay: This necessitates the remaining team members to fall back, and challenge the opponent with the ball and delay him or her from getting into their team's goal area. Since the most dangerous place on the field is the center, so teach your players to force the opponent with the ball towards the touchline. This will restrict his or her ability to pass the ball, and also limits the directions that he or she can go to. Arc of Concentration: When we talk of scoring, the Arc of Concentration is the riskiest area. Most of the goals are scored by the players in the arc of concentration. So it's very important to teach the players in youth soccer coaching to concentrate on moving the ball outside of this area. This arc is in the front of the goal. It sets out from one corner post of the goal all the way through the corner of the goal box and goes on to the touchline. A goal is possible when the ball is in this area. The above methods are the easiest and most effective in teaching players effective game strategies and youth soccer drills. Register with our youth soccer coaching community that has loads of knowledge on coaching soccer drills available in form of newsletters, articles, and videos relevant to coaching young players. ----------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
