52 Soccer Training Tips for Players

This article will delve into 52 tips to make you a better player soccer player. These tips were provided by players and coaches who read the newsletter. Take these tips seriously and you might find your game skyrocketing to the next level.

ANGELICA ROCHA

• Be dedicated and practice everyday.
• Even if your team doesn't have practice, at home you should be juggling the ball
• Practice Shooting at the wall.
• Practice your individual skills for example the fake pass turn

James Thomson

• Listen to your coaches
• Do your best all the time
• Work as hard as you can all the time
• Be a team player - encourage your mates
• Shut out spectators
• Don't try to play through an injury

Andrea Flieler

• Be flexible with positions
• never yell at the ref

Cobra Gaynor

• Eager to learn and always want to be better
• Work on weakness and improve strengths
• must have a professional attitude
• must have good technical and tactical abilities
• must be physically fit
• know the responsibilities of your position and master them
• watch games and watch the people in your position
• be a student of the game
• passionate about the game

Gary Sporer

• No one is born with skills, (athletic ability yes), they come through practice & persistence
• If you want the coach to notice you, work harder, pay closer attention, ask his/her advice & then follow through
• If your coach points out things you need to improve on it's because he thinks you have potential, When he stops he thinks you don't.
• Never ever, ever, ever quit.

Christopher Haim

• Be able to take constructive criticism to heart and then you will be able to grow as a player.

Raymond Decelis MFA 'A' Licence Coach

• Advised to keep their heads in the sky but their feet on the ground.
• Eat correctly as advised and stay away from alcohol.
• Important, Adequate rest prior to a game.
• Believe in themselves.

Tami Lipson

• HAVE FUN!!!
• Being a WELL ROUNDED person with a variety of athletic experiences will make you a better person and a better soccer player!!!
• At least TRY!
• Your skills and development depend on your effort and energy although this does not mean all soccer all the time.
• Competition is a wonderful thing that can become the worst part of a sport – do not let it!!

Gary Gibson

• prepare for all sessions and all games physical/mental
• take pride in your appearance
• do the basics well and you won’t go wrong
• stay on your feet and do not dive in to tackles
• listen to your body
• goal set at each training sessions and game to develop your game
• work on your first touch
• stretch every day to improve mobility and flexibility
• explore other positions in your team to build awareness and understanding of other role in your team.

Nick Nield

• Amazing improvements can come from simply watching the beautiful game.

Robert Rixer

• Always play at a high intensity. Dart around sharply looking for the ball. Players like this always stand out in a game even if they hardly touch the ball.
• Don't risk giving the ball away. If you're passing is constantly wayward or you get pushed off the ball a lot, your teammates will become reluctant to pass it to you (even subconsciously). If the easier option is on, be sure to take it.
• Always be on the move when looking for the ball. A player looks moving into space is much more attractive to the passer than a stationary player.
• Pass the ball in with pace. A 'pinged' ball makes it much easier to control, it doesn't bobble around as much, the defenders have less time to react and is the foundation for one-touch passing.
• Crossed freekicks - Inswingers. Watch any professional game; 9 out of 10 crossed freekicks are inswingers. Why? The ball is hit far post, on target to go in. This means the keeper has to get in line with the ball to make the save, however, any touch on the ball by incoming players will redirect the ball which often leaves the keeper stranded. Sometimes the keeper anticipates a header but no one touches it and it goes directly in. Now compare this with the outswinger where a teammate MUST get a head on it to score.
• Close freekicks. I'm talking edge of the box, shooting position freekicks. Hit them, and hit them hard. Don't try and bend/curl/swerve the ball up and over or around the wall. The space to do that from this distance is usually too short and you'll more than likely hit it over the bar. Just run up and smash it toward the keeper side and hope that it will sink.
• Indirect freekicks in the box. Don't happen often but when they do, know how to take them. The key is to hit them high. With 22 moving legs on the goaline, it is near impossible to pick a spot and slot it home along the ground. Hit the ball high where only the keeper can reach it and I guarantee you will score.