subject: Youth Soccer Drills:a Guide To Basics [print this page] I cant say if youll agree with me on this but in youth soccer drills, defense is the foundation on which the game depends. In a match where the score remains at 0-0 for either side reflects a perfectly played defense.
Nonetheless, in kids soccer drills, there are two facets of winning a game. One is by demonstrating an outstanding defense. And the second is by having a great offense that has the capacity to overcome the other team's defense.
In order for the players to score, they must be able to catch the ball. There are a few coaches who tend to teach their players either of the two; offense or defense. But, a player must be given complete training in both playing defense when the ball is in other persons custody and offense when it is with him or her.
Those players who let go of the ball in youth soccer practice should be the ones who chase the ball. This is very important and makes sense because the one who loses the ball is nearest to the ball. Therefore, its easy for this player to pressurize the one in the possession of the ball now.
To put it in another way, he or she should try to get the ball as fast as possible. This will also allow sufficient time to the teammates who must pick up and quickly get into their defensive positions. This way the opponent player who has the ball will not be allowed a free run on the field.
Players can be made to learn these skills by following the given techniques;
Immediate chase: When taken care of effectively in youth soccer drills, the opposition feels a lot of pressure from all sides. And then what it leads to is lost possession of the ball or a bad pass.
Fall back and delay: To achieve this, it is a must that the remaining team members 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 has the effect of the player losing the mobility to make a pass and also move in different directions.
Arc of Concentration: When we talk of scoring, the Arc of Concentration is the riskiest area. Maximum number of goals is scored by players in the arc of concentration. So it becomes very important to teach the players in youth soccer coaching to learn to take the ball out of this area.
This arc is right ahead 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.
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