SOCCER BY:

ERIC CLOUSE

&

DANIEL MURPHY

SHOOTING

• SHOOT WITH YOUR LACES.

• *DON’T TOE THE BALL!!*

• FOCUS ON TECHNIQUE NOT POWER.

• PRACTICE SHOOTING WITH BOTH FEET, NOT JUST THE POWERFUL FOOT.

• GUIDE THE BALL WITH THE INSIDE OF YOUR BIG TOE.

• *PRACTICE FOR 15-30 MINUTES A DAY.*

SHOOTING

PASSING

• WHEN PASSING YOU SHOULD PASS WITH YOUR INSIDE FOOT.

• WHEN YOUR GETTING READY TO PASS YOU SHOULD

PUSH THE BALL FORWARD, ABOUT A FOOT AWAY FROM YOU, AND PASS.

• WHEN PASSING PUT ALL YOUR STRENGTH INTO IT AND

FOLLOW THROUGH.

• YOU SHOULD PRACTICE PASSING FOR ABOUT 15-30 MIN.

• PASSING IS A BIG PART OF THE GAME OF SOCCER.

PASSING

• WHEN DRIBBLING YOU SHOULD KEEP THE BALL BY YOUR FEET.

• WHEN DRIBBLING AND PREPARING TO TAKE A SHOT YOU SHOULD

PUSH THE BALL TO YOUR STRONG FOOT AND TAKE A POWERFUL SHOT.

• FIND OPEN SPACE TO DRIBBLE

• YOU SHOULD PRACTICE FOR 20-40 MINUTES A DAY!

DRIBBLING

DRIBBLING

DEFENDING

• WHEN DEFENDING YOU SHOULD BACK PEDAL, BUT FACE THE PERSON ATTACKING.

• ALSO, WHEN 5 FEET FROM THE ATTACKER YOU SHOULD GO IN FOR THE BALL.

• CONTAIN THE ATTACKER DON’T LUNGE FOR THE BALL.

• WHEN YOU GET THE BALL AS A DEFENDER AND THE PRESSURE IS ON DON’T KICK THE BALL TO THE MIDDLE, EITHER KICK IT TO THE SIDE, DOWN FIELD, OR OUT OF BOUNDS.

• TALK TO YOUR TEAMMATES.

• BE CAUTIOUS OF FOULING IN THE BOX OR NEAR THE GOAL.

DEFENDING

RULES OF SOCCER

• *NO HANDS EXCEPT FOR THE GOALIE AND THROW INS*

• NO FOULING YOUR OPPONENTS

• ONLY SLIDE TACKLE THE BALL, NOT THE PLAYER

• HAVE GOOD SPORTS-MAN SHIP

• WEAR SOCCER CLEATS OUTDOORS, *OTHER SPORTS CLEATS ARE ILLEGAL*

• WHEN PLAYING INDOOR SOCCER WEAR INDOOR CLEATS WITH NO SPIKES!

THANK YOU FOR WATCHING!