The four year old player is adept, and can learn the game as well as any of us.
Athens Soccer Academy uses a combination of techniques as well as careful attention to the appropriate
stress level. Here are a few ways you can work with young players.
Good luck and enjoy the Game.
Passive Defending is what many parents are doing already when we step in to play against a younger player, and we "play down to their level" assuring they will achieve their desired result. In the video below the older player needs some encouragement--she has scored plenty of goals today already-- and she reluctantly allows the younger player to gain ground near the goal she is defending.
Passive Defending
Passive Defending should offer an appropriate
stress level for the developing player. You should offer a moving obstacle for them to dribble around. Play at half-speed, or "zombie speed" and when you have possession keep your touches low and diagonal. If you can offer a good match against the player, and you both have some success, you probably have the stress level about right.
Training with Obstacles and Targets
Basic obstacles and targets can be placed on a level surface, so the player has to maneuver through to get to "goal". In the
How To Soccer Videos below, we see cones used as the obstacles and a "tower" made out of buckets is the effective goal.
Playing in front of a Large Goal
Here we see the player acting as goalkeeper with the shooter using the appropriate stress level. This would be an example of passive attacking.
Passive Attacking
Finally, we increase the stress level for the player in front of goal by serving in a ball so the adjustment needs to be made to shoot a moving ball.
These techniques should help the coach at home work with the players of tomorrow.
Good Luck,
Subscribe to
Tad Albano on YouTube, and
Change the Game!
ASA--All the Way
ASA--All the Way
Mind Body Spirit
Soccer!!!
