Teaching Football Skills to Children
Football is one the most played sport in the world. The game has an unmatched level of thrill. It is a favorite game among children who love to show off their skills in the field, especially when the parents are watching. Children learn quickly and improve within no time so it is the best time of life to learn football skills so that the enjoyment of the game is not limited to television screens and you can hit the field yourself. We have the teaching guidelines in a step by step manner below which include the basic skills your children should know and how to teach them.
Instructions
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Positions:
Football has three main positions; forward, midfield and fullback. Take the children to the field and explain the positions to the children. Let each child play from each position so that they realize where they do best or are comfortable with. Switching position also build a versatile player who owns the ground.
An essential position that you should train the children in is goal keeping. Train the children in how to stop the ball with their feet, hands and body.
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Dribbling:
The term 'dribbling' in football means to move with the ball in control, the final aim being to score. Demonstrate basic dribbling to the children and show them how to protect the ball from opponent players by dodging and using the body and to not let the ball out of control. Dribbling gets better with practice when the children explore the arts of control, dodge and play.
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Shooting:
Shooting is to kick the ball over to some player or to the net to score. Practice shooting with footballs placed in a line and letting the children shoot with focused eyes and hitting the center of the ball in a full swing in the desired direction. Shooting asks for concentration, power and sense of direction and children will only master it if they practice regularly. Use the instep, instep, where the laces are for shooting the ball. For normal passes, use the inside blade of the foot.
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Playing as a team:
Children should know that even if they do not have the ball at that particular moment, they are still important. team members need to keep running with the ball at a distance where the ball bearer can make passes to them. The ideal setup is to make a diamond around the player with the ball so that he has all the directions to pass the ball when he is in a difficult situation.
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Regular practice:
Football skills are best developed with practice. Sign up your children for a neighborhood football club or coaching classes. Games on computer and gaming consoles like Fifa are great ways to introduce children to the rules of the game and inspire them. Play with the children yourself so that not only do they learn, the time you spend together becomes memorable.
