How To Play Soccer
How To Play Soccer - Introduction
Playing soccer comes naturally to some kids while others start to play soccer later in their lives.
Biggest reason for this is the fact that some kids grow up around this game and start kicking the ball around learning different soccer moves and soccer tricks at a very early age while other kids grow up in countries or surroundings where soccer is not a very popular sport so they are introduced to this sport at a later age.
Adults that are introduced to this sport are learning how to play soccer very late and should not expect to be the next Maradona or Ronaldo :)
In order for players to learn how to play soccer great and develop tricks, moves and the vision of the field , soccer playing days have to be started at a very early age.
Brazilian kids are given a soccer ball as soon as they learn how to walk, its no wonder that Brazil is such a powerful country with so many skilled players at their disposal during big competitions such as World Cup.
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The younger the person, more easier it is to learn how to control, kick, head, pass or learn any other soccer moves or soccer tricks.
Its
just human nature that in every sport there are more talented kids than
others but soccer training and playing constantly is how the skill is
developed over time.
There are many failed talents in soccer as
well as any other sport in the world but the soccer players that make it
to the higher level of playing professionally are the ones not
necessarily most talented but the ones that are most persistent and want
to work hard, sweat and train a lot more than other players.
These players learn how to play soccer a lot better through constant soccer training and repetition.
Learning to play soccer is easy, get the ball and start playing around with it or be the first person to give a soccer ball to any boy or a girl that hasn't been introduced to this sport yet, they may become the next Ronaldo ;)
Talent is only 50% of any soccer players game, everything else develops with soccer training, dedication and constant repetition.
Nobody was born with knowledge of how to play soccer.
Biggest factor in learning to play soccer and getting very good at any part of the soccer game, from soccer moves and soccer tricks to shooting a soccer ball or making precision passes, is soccer training combined with the love for this sport.
If kids are not interested in soccer and parents keep pushing them to play they will learn how to play but will never develop the skills they would develop if they had loved every minute of learning, training and spending time on the field.
The best way to help kids fall in love with any sport is to have the parents play 1 on 1 soccer with their child and show interest in the sport themselves.
After all, kids want to be like their parents so taking the ball and going to the park just playing 1 on 1 soccer with a young child will develop the passion and love for this or any other sport.
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You hear the phrase "Practice makes perfect" all the time but I would like to change it a little bit as I believe that "Practice makes you better", not necessarily perfect ;)
We as human beings are very special as we have the unique skill to learn things over time and same goes for learning how to play soccer.
Every job we start, every new place we visit, reading, writing, playing the guitar, walking, running etc. are all the things that we are capable to do but none of them happen instantly, instead we learn them over time.
In other words, we are very adaptive beings and with enough time spent at doing something, we learn to do it very well.
However majority of us gives up because we don't have the patience to conquer but look for excuses to make ourselves feel better about giving up :(
In my opinion it takes up to 2 years to learn about something, another 2 years to get better at that same thing and another 4 years to truly master it, same goes for how to play soccer, soccer moves, soccer tricks, soccer shooting etc.
It takes a lifetime to truly conquer and know every little detail about how to play soccer the best way possible :)
I'm trying to look at everything in my life from this point of view, soccer included. Even this website won't be built overnight, but over time and many hours spent writing and researching.
"Rome was not built in a day, but over centuries of time" :)
Young soccer players don't understand this so they need guidance, be it parents, older friends or coaches.
Once a player shows passion for the sport and wants to practice and play this game, learning how to play soccer is just a start, continuing to learn different soccer moves and soccer skills will need guidance.
There are many different aspects of the soccer game that players will learn over time.
Vision, passing, heading, shooting, reading the field of play, defending, soccer moves, soccer tricks etc. are just some of them.
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Sometimes players will learn on their own, other times they will be guided by their coach or a friend, than there is the parents that will want to spend time and show their kid a trick or two :)
Parents spending time with their kid in the park just kicking the ball around and playing with it will result in developing the child's passion for the sport.
No one knows everything about soccer.
Its a lifelong education and some of the things come naturally but most of them are learned or shown by somebody else such as a father, mother, brother, sister, cousin, friend or the coach.
Soccer is a very fast paced game and is played mainly on instinct without having too much time to think about what we are going to do when the ball gets to us.
Instead, the thinking part happens when the ball is not in our possession, this is when we have time to think about what is going on on the field, where the empty space is, where the opponent will make their run so we can defend, where our teammates are so we can have options when the ball is passed to us and so on...
Repetition and soccer training is what makes soccer legends.
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Pele, Maradona, Del Piero etc. did not learn how to play soccer the way they do through talent alone, instead soccer training and playing this game almost every day of their life since they were little boys is what developed their talent to be as skillful as they are today.
I will cover many things in this part of my website from my personal experience in the 16 years I have spent playing this game and learning some of the things on my own as well as many other things that were shown to me by different people that spent a lot more time around this game.
Have fun and remember to never stop playing, learning how to play soccer is just the beginning of the long traveled road of soccer stardom :)
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| Soccer Ball Kick I have read many different articles through the years on "Soccer Ball Kick" but they were all confusing to me as they showed pictures and quoted many different coaches on steps to kicking the soccer ball. |
| Soccer Shooting Hello and welcome to my soccer shooting article that can be applied when playing or training, however shooting in soccer takes time to master and will not happen just by reading this article, instead applying these tips and technique over and over again will make you a better shooter. |
| Soccer Passing When you are done reading this article you should have a better understanding of passing the soccer ball and what it means to make that crucial pass that may win the game. |
| Soccer Heading Hello and welcome to my article for heading the soccer ball properly and positioning your body correctly to avoid any head injury. |
| The Physics of Soccer Soccer physics explain why the soccer ball curves, why the ball bounces and how high it bounces as well as how the pressure in the ball affects the bounce or kick of the ball. |
| Fun Soccer Games After reading the information provided here you will be able to play soccer games that are small sided and that will work on developing skills for every age soccer player. |
| Soccer Tips for Parents Avoid the embarrassment of being one of those soccer parents that are running up and down the sideline yelling at the coach about what he/she should do or even worse, yelling at the referee. |
| Playing Soccer for Beginners Playing soccer for beginners or how to play soccer for beginners is simply learning to play soccer using the right technique... skill is developed with repetition, and the right skill is developed by correct technique repetition :) |
| How to Juggle a Soccer Ball Juggling the soccer ball is one of the most important developmental soccer exercises when wanting to increase soccer skills on the ball. Click here to read and watch video on juggling the soccer ball. |
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