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FineSoccer Kids 72 Welcome to the FineSoccer Kids Newsletter. Today’s subject deals with getting the most out of a practice. When you are practicing with your team, you will notice that most games, exercises, activities or drills have a purpose to them. For example, your coach might want to work on one vs one attacking. A common way to do this is to have a player a player hit a long ball from near the goal (replicating a goal kick) and then one defender runs out to defend against one attacker who is trying to get to goal. This activity is a real common one and also can be quite effective. However, if you as a player want to get the most out of this activity, you should realize everything this type of activity is working on. Not only does this allow players to work on attacking one vs one but it also works on defending one vs one. It also works on passing over long distances (the goal kick) and receiving long balls. Also it works on some fitness work and shooting. When you realize that an activity works on many important parts of the game, it’s easier to really concentrate on everything instead of just thinking “well I am defending now and this is an attacking activity so it’s not important how I do things”. Since most activities might have one major emphasis it’s easy to forget that many other parts of the game can also be worked on during these activities. Don’t lose out on the opportunity to vastly improve your game by not concentrating on all aspects of the game during your practices. Concentrate on doing everything correctly and you will quickly become a better overall soccer player. Any questions, comments or suggestions can be sent to Lawrence@finesoccer.com or they can be posted on the newly reopened FineSoccer Forum at http://finesoccer.net. To subscribe to any of the FineSoccer Newsletters, please go to http://finesoccer.com/subscrib.htm Have a great day! Lawrence PS In the same way that the FineSoccer Kids Newsletter is designed to help make you a better soccer player, SoccerAtEase is designed to help make you a more successful person. To learn more please go to http://finesoccer.com/socceratease.htm
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