Fast Feet Beginner Soccer Drills (Part 2)

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In the past, there has been much clamour about the need to introduce goal-line technology in football, but the men in charge have chosen to ignore the call for aids to referees. That could change now…

Have you ever had a difficult situation with a parent of a player on your sports team? Most coaches have, and I hope to help reduce those uncomfortable conversations with a simple, often overlooked way to set an expectation level of the parents.

Soccer is the biggest sport in the world because it is played all over by numerous countries. Not only is it praised so highly in each home country, but every four years, the World Cup comes around where thirty two nations can perform on an international level and compete to be the best soccer country in the world. The game of soccer consists of two teams that are trying to get the most goals by the end of the time, which is usually ninety minutes of game time.

The Manger Fabio Capello refused to buckle under the pressure of the media and the players and change his formation to anything other than the standard 4-4-2. But what were the underlying issues causing Englands failure at the World Cup.

The Netherlands have played amazingly in South Africa, winning every last one of their matches played as well as their eight World Cup qualifying matches. On Sunday, July 11, they are to take on Spain, who has remained largely undefeated as a team since November of 2006.

Every four years Americans tune in to the world of soccer, which means that we have some catching up to do. Here’s a bit of background on the Spanish team. Be ready and in the know for the final on Sunday!

This World Cup, an eighth championship team will be added to the elite club no matter what the outcome: neither Spain nor the Netherlands has ever won the global honor. The teams could not be different. The Spanish national team is a literal who’s who of the European leagues: David Villa, Gerard Pique, Xabi Alonso, Fernando Torres, Cesc Fabregas and Xavi.

So far, it has been a fairy tale story for Holland in the ongoing FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The Dutch was among the potential winner but in reality not many people think they can win the tournament. Holland has a reputation of under achieving in the FIFA World Cup tournament. They have not won the tournament before. However, this year might be their year to get rid of the underachiever tag.

I don’t know a thing about you, but I’ll bet that you must acquaint yourself with the essential soccer training tips, especially when you are participating in the game as a coach. These ideas can then be easily incorporated in your soccer drills sessions carried out 4 or 5 times in a week depending on the standard of your game.

Spain made it to their first ever World Cup final, thanks to a Puyol header in 74th minute of their semi-final against Germany in Durban. After their fourth win on the trot, Spain head for Soccer City where they will take on Holland on Sunday.

Spain have never played a more important game in their football history, according to their captain, Iker Casillas, referring to their first ever World Cup semi-final scheduled to be played tonight at Durban. The game will be a sort of replay of the Euro 2008 final, in which Spain prevailed 1-0 over Germany, to win what was their first major international tournament. Casillas avers that this match is much more important than the Euro 2008 final.

There are conspiracy theories doing the rounds, about the World Cup. A popular one is that the Brazil-Holland quarter-final was ‘fixed’…