Teenagers
soccer camp
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Soccer, also known as football or fútbol
everywhere besides the United States of America,
Canada and Australia, is a fun, competitive game.
It is the most-played sport in the world, with over
200 million players in about 200 countries. Now, it
is referred to as "the beautiful game" because of its
dazzling degrees of technical skill, team play, and
individual contribution. If you're serious about
playing soccer, know that you're going to have to
train harder, longer, and faster than your
opponents, and always have a ball on hand.
(Maybe you'll sleep with a ball instead of a pillow.)
So what are you waiting for? Read this article and
you will learn how to play this wonderful sport.
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This section will help those new to soccer understand the rules of
the sport, what equipment to use and common injuries sustained
on the field.
Glossary of Soccer Terms
The Rules Of Soccer
The Field
The Officials
Positions
Throw Ins, Goal Kicks, and Corner Kicks
Fouls
Offside
Equipment
Common Injuries
A Soccer Player's Diet
Who Invented Soccer?
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Whether you are a beginner who has never set
foot on a pitch, or a more advanced player,
these articles demonstrate the basics of how to
play soccer and shore up your technique.
Passing
Shooting
Free-kicks
Throw-ins
Heading
First Touch
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This collection of videos takes you through some of the
essentials of soccer, such as passing, tackling and shooting.
The Basics of a Soccer Field
What Are the Positions in Soccer?
Tips for Shooting
Quick Tips: Defensive Heading
Tips for Doing Free Kicks in Soccer
Basic Formations
Tips for Shooting
How to Tackle
How to Do a Header
How to Pass
How to Do a Throw-In
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A selection of soccer drills that will help
coaches and players develop their games.
Shooting
Passing
Tackling
Heading
Goalkeeping
Defending
Midfield
Attacking
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While the quality of player at a coach’s disposal
is the fundamental factor in how a team
performs, how they are deployed can also have
a decisive influence on the course of a game.
Overview
4-4-2
4-3-3
4-5-1
4-2-3-1
5-3-2
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The influence of soccer parents in developing a
child’s game cannot be understated. The
enthusiastic and encouraging parent who plays
soccer with their child, supports them in the
youth leagues and offers advice off the field
can only aid their development. But there are
also some practices to avoid.
How to be a Good Soccer Parent
Things to Avoid
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A guide to some of the world’s biggest club
competitions. These articles detail the format of
these competitions, how they can be won, the
points system and qualification criteria.
The Champions League
The English Premier League
The Spanish Primera Division
The Italian Serie A
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Step 1: Have a Burning Motivation
If you want to become a professional soccer player for
the money or fame, then stick to playing for fun. You
need to have the sort of drive and passion where
playing at a top level matters more to you than getting
paid top money. To have the sort of grit and
determination to get through all the stresses, downs
and pressures of playing professionally, you need to
have a true love for the game or you’ll just end up
being very unhappy. For example, I could care less
about how much I’m paid if I played at Chelsea, but
the experience of training at top players and top
facilities, playing every week in big stadiums would
beat any salary. What’s your motivation?
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Step 2: Train 10,000 Hours
Recent studies have found that the key to success in any
field is practicing a specific task for a total of around
10,000 hours. Therefore, a player must train and/or play
football for at least 10,000 hours before reaching ‘world
class’ status. That’s around 3 hours a day, 20 hours a
week for 10 years.
Step 3: Train Smart
Training smart is as equally important, if not more
important than training hard. In team trainings, you
follow what the coach wants the team to do, but not what
you need to train as an individual player. Each player
has their own unique set of skills, which is why it’s
extremely important to train on your own or with small
groups, so you can improve your specific weaknesses
and make your strengths, second nature. I’ve created a
program to help players train on their own here.
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Step 4: Believe You Can Achieve
Coaches saying you’re not good enough, making
mistakes and players yelling and screaming at you.
This is an everyday occurrence in professional
football and you must have a deep belief to get you
through all the negativity you’ll encounter. That
belief has to come from somewhere. In my case, I
always looked at players whom I knew that were at
professional standard and believed that ‘if he could
do it, I could it’. I have a deep-rooted belief in the
formula that belief + hard work (and smart work) +
persistence = success. To become a professional
footballer, you need to the sort of belief where you
believe you can move mountains.
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Step 5: Create a Killer Video
A promo video of yourself these days in the modern
age of high-speed internet and YouTube is essential
to getting as much interest as possible. If you have a
good video that makes it easy for people to assess
your skills, it’s easier to get opportunities with teams.
As the agent who discovered Messi, Josep Maria
Minguella said: “I only discovered Leo Messi through
video”. Through just one, ten minute video filmed
with a HD video camera, I got over $120,000+ in
scholarship offers and it helped me get trials with
many clubs. Get family or friends to film you
training and playing and make sure the video quality
is excellent.
So there you have it, first 5 steps towards becoming
the professional football (soccer) player you dreamed
yourself of becoming. Good luck on the journey!
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Hope this can help you enjoy your soccer life