Get Your Child Pumped to Play With Fun Soccer Drills
Soccer is a great sport, it is well loved the world over.
Two generations ago most Americans knew nothing at all about the sport, but today it seems like every child is involved with a soccer team or they at least have friends and classmates that are.
Fun soccer drills really can make the difference in whether a child will remain involved in the sport.
Sure each sport can have some grueling work outs involved with them, but keeping it fun will keep the child interested and looking forward to practice.
Young Children Some of the hardest kids to work with are the youngest kids.
They are easily distracted and don't like to participate unless there is constant action.
At this age the primary goal should be not to create soccer super stars but to simply teach team work and an understanding of the game.
Using fun soccer drills masked as other games on the field will keep the youngest kids happy and interested.
There are plenty of fun drills that can be used effectively to teach the concept of the game.
Using games that they may already be familiar with will go a long way in teaching them.
Most five and six year olds understand how to play tag.
One person is it and that person chases the other participants to tag them.
You can add a soccer ball to the mix to teach the children how to handle the ball without looking at it, by making the ball the thing that the person is it has to tag.
This can enhance drills and teach some very basic skills like keeping the head up to see who, is headed your way while moving the ball around with your feet.
It seems rather simplistic but the best drills are.
Middle School Age Chilldren Once children reach a certain age there are going to be other things that motivate them, the drills for eleven through thirteen year olds can also take on the form of games that they would like.
Playing drivers education on the field is a great way to get these pre-teens to practice.
You can set up cones on the field that will set up the "road" while each player moves the ball down the field one at a time and responds to right turn left turn u turn commands.
This is great fun for the kids and teaches great ball control techniques.
Fun soccer drills should be a part of every practice.
It is after all a game!
Two generations ago most Americans knew nothing at all about the sport, but today it seems like every child is involved with a soccer team or they at least have friends and classmates that are.
Fun soccer drills really can make the difference in whether a child will remain involved in the sport.
Sure each sport can have some grueling work outs involved with them, but keeping it fun will keep the child interested and looking forward to practice.
Young Children Some of the hardest kids to work with are the youngest kids.
They are easily distracted and don't like to participate unless there is constant action.
At this age the primary goal should be not to create soccer super stars but to simply teach team work and an understanding of the game.
Using fun soccer drills masked as other games on the field will keep the youngest kids happy and interested.
There are plenty of fun drills that can be used effectively to teach the concept of the game.
Using games that they may already be familiar with will go a long way in teaching them.
Most five and six year olds understand how to play tag.
One person is it and that person chases the other participants to tag them.
You can add a soccer ball to the mix to teach the children how to handle the ball without looking at it, by making the ball the thing that the person is it has to tag.
This can enhance drills and teach some very basic skills like keeping the head up to see who, is headed your way while moving the ball around with your feet.
It seems rather simplistic but the best drills are.
Middle School Age Chilldren Once children reach a certain age there are going to be other things that motivate them, the drills for eleven through thirteen year olds can also take on the form of games that they would like.
Playing drivers education on the field is a great way to get these pre-teens to practice.
You can set up cones on the field that will set up the "road" while each player moves the ball down the field one at a time and responds to right turn left turn u turn commands.
This is great fun for the kids and teaches great ball control techniques.
Fun soccer drills should be a part of every practice.
It is after all a game!