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Using the Pro trainer Soccer ball machine to serve thousands of effective serves of the ball to facilitate first rate first touch skill development in players of all ages and skill levels.

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http://www.protrainersoccer.com
See the number one portable soccer ball machine in action. Soccer training that is very effective for skill development

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I want to get a faster sprint for soccer for playing wing and all of that so I can get a good break on the ball. How can I train myself to get faster? I don’t have access to a gym or a lot of equipment only some dumbbells and thats about it.

There are 5 changes that will help improve your speed

1. Improved First Step
2. Increased Stride Length
3. Increased Stride Frequency
4. More Powerful "Drive"
5. Improved Running Form

To improve your first step, do things like "leaning starts" – stand with your feet about shoulder width apart. Keeping your body straight, begin to lean forward. Once you feel like you are "falling" your instinct should be to move one foot forward for balance. Just as you do that, take off for a short sprint. Do this several times.

To increase your stride length, try "power skips" – this is really easy. Basically, you are skipping, but trying to get as much height as possible each skip (like kids sometimes do). Do a few sets of 20 (10 of each leg) of these, then do the same thing trying to skip as far as possible (instead of as high as possible).
http://discoversoccer.blogspot.com/2010/01/conditioning-power-skips.html

"High steps" – like American football players do when they are showing off – is a good way to increase your stride frequency.

Here is some more advice from my soccer training website that might help you:
http://discoversoccer.blogspot.com/search/label/speed

Hope this helps.

You’ve probably heard it a hundred times that in order to identify and execute soccer training tips successfully, there are several factors that play important roles. For this purpose, soccer training can be divided into 3 parts; fitness, technical skills, and mental preparation.

-While designing your practice sessions, choose such soccer drills that use all these components. What level of players you are coaching is of little relevance here. These 3 components should guide you as they are inseparable and fully integrated.

-Technical Skills: Technical skill is the ability of a player to control the ball with his or her body at any given time. These skills include both on the ball and off the ball alertness. But remember, the younger the players, the less the technical information they need to understand.

-Your kids must enjoy participating in the practice games with their peers. This is by far the most important of all soccer training tips. Since all players need time on the ball, this puts a cycle in motion. The more the player gets to touch the ball, the better the creativity that he or she develops. As his creativity on the field improves, his confidence levels go up.

-Once his or her individual and team performances start getting better, he begins to have more and more fun. This cycle comes to an end or starts again with even more touches on the ball as the kid enjoys being a part of the game.

-Weight training exercises and plyometrics add to the soccer training results. This is a very specific training regime that guarantees that players reach their full potential. It is strongly recommend using plyometrics in your training if you are a high performance or an advanced coach.

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http://www.fitterufitness.com – in this 5th episode of “Ask Yuri” I answer a recently asked question about how you can get ripped while training for sports (specifically soccer). Watch this video to discover the answer.

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I haven’t played on a team for soccer for four years, but I play recreational soccer with my friends often. I want to go out for my college team, but how do I train myself to get back in the game since I’m four-five years behind them?

Unfortunatley you’ll just have to work a little harder than the rest of them but try:
-A great way to warm up is to have a friend toss the ball to your head, chest, thigh and feet to practice headers, chest traps, thigh traps and volleys over and over because they really do help.
-You could also run around your neighborhood, park, trails, or something long distance because endurance is key in soccer.
- Fartleks are good because they make you run for a long time but at different speeds.
-Dribbling the ball through cones is an easy way to gain ball control or you can just dribble the ball at your feet wherever you go! Remember to keep it close but look at it as little as possible!
-Try aiming at a point in the goal or maybe a wall and shoot at it from different positions and distances. If you can, practice corner kicks.
- Suicides and 300 yard shuttle runs are a definite must because they give you quick speed! (Try running some with weights on your ankles cuz it works you good!)
- Try doing pilates, ab workouts, pushups and stuff like that for a stronger core which is really important. Lunges help too.
-If stairs or bleachers are available to you, run em! Sprint 5 take a couple minutes of break, sprint 5 more take a shorter break, etc..
-Also scrimmage with some friends cuz its fun and a challenge!
- Stay away from fatty greasy foods and cokes, pepsis, etc…
Good luck!

I’m planning on spending a month in big bear CA to train before the beginning of summer practice for city college soccer next year around may. Is that a good Idea? Please give me viewable sources. Thank you.

It depends. For your situation, it’s going to be bad because your lungs won’t be used to the lack of oxygen in the high altitudes. You could get woozy and all that stuff. And then when you come back, your lungs will have to get used to the massive increase of oxygen. Oxygen is considered a poison if too much is given at one time, so it could be dangerous.

The U.S. WNT goes through fitness exercises as Residency Camp continues in Carson, California.

Enjoy!

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Footage of Soldiers delivering soccer equipment to Iraqi children and observing the Iraqi children using the soccer equipment. Provided by 1st Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Public Affairs.

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I have never played organized soccer but I am dying to play. I am going to a new high school in the fall and I need to know some good training methods to get me better. I play everyday in my backyard praticing ball tricks, speed, kicks, etc. What are some good workout routines as well. The position I want to play is striker, so what are some training routines to ready me for this position at the high school level?

Well you definitely want to be in shape & have great ball control!
* Do lots of quick sprints like suicides or like 300 yard shuttle runs for speed.
- Also do longer distance running for endurance.
*Dribbling the ball through cones is an easy way to gain ball control.
- or just running around everywhere with the ball at your feet.
* You could warm up by grabbing a friend to toss you the ball to your head (to practice headers), chest (chest traps), thighs (thigh traps), and feet (volleys).
* Place a target in a goal and try to shoot at it from different positions and distances.
Scrimmaging with friends is also good practice and can be really fun! So just push yourself every day and have fun! Good Luck!