Total Footwork: new indoor soccer program!
Parents and Friends,
Exciting news! We are running indoor winter training classes in San Francisco.
These will be futsal-based, for 1st and 2nd graders, and run for 12 weeks.
The sessions will be held at Moscone Recreation Center (Mondays) and Hi5 Sportszone (Tuesdays) and start next week.
Families these days are looking for options and want their child to experience different practice environment.
And practicing over the winter is a great opportunity to get touches on the ball, receive technical training, and get ready for the spring!
Supplemental training is the key to getting better.
Simply because the specific amount of practice time and technical training needed to improve is significantly underestimated in our local area.
For example the United Soccer Coaches player development curriculum for children in Stage 2 (6-8 year olds) recommends..
- That the kids play 2 to 3 seasons per year
- Participate in 40-60 training sessions per year training twice a week (100-120...
Receiving the ball with the sole of the foot...
Parents and Friends,
When a ball is traveling at speed to a kid’s feet they will frequently let it hit their shin or kick it away first time.
It’s certainly alarming when a player wants to get rid of the ball!
Not to mention that they are displaying significant technical limitations and poor decision-making skills.
But it’s not a surprise because kids are often in environments where they are spending most of their time doing redundant drills.
They’re not being taught technique at every session.
And they’re not getting the touches they need to get to a comfort level that they can transfer to a situation such as a game.
It takes CONFIDENCE in your technique to get the ball under control quickly and keep it within playing distance.
But it’s under pressure that you’ll see poor technique exposed as players get overwhelmed.
The options for receiving a ball on the ground are the inside, outside and sole of the foot
Using the sole has become...
