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How to Do Soccer Plyometric Slalom

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Learning how to perform plyometrics in soccer can increase your speed, balance and power. Plyometric slalom exercises stretch muscles quickly, and help you explode toward the soccer ball. Ultimately, these exercises enable you to win the battle ... more »

How to Do Soccer Plyometrics High Knees and Lunges

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Soccer plyometrics high knees and lunges help strengthen the legs for more power in practice and on the playing field. The high knees and lunges involve coordination and balance, which assists in even further muscle advancement... more »

How to Do Soccer Tracing

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Soccer drills are common way to prepare a player for a game. Drills differ greatly and work with different techniques from those involved in actually playing soccer. One such soccer drill is tracing, which encourages the player to get control of ... more »

How to Do Soccer Volley Techniques

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The volley is an advanced soccer technique. There are three volley techniques, and they all require the player to take the ball out of the air before it hits the ground. This challenges the player's coordination and balance, as well as her ... more »

How to Do Stretching Exercises in Soccer

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One very important part of exercise that is often neglected is stretching. A good routine of stretching and fitness habits should be established from the beginning. Use the tips in this article to do the best stretches in the proper way for soccer... more »

How to Do the Around the Moon Soccer Trick

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The Around the Moon is a quirky soccer trick used by freestylers to show off their upper body ball control. Because the trick looks a little goofy and is hard to perform, many freestylers leave it out of their routines altogether. However, many ... more »

How to Do the Boukha Move in Soccer

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Invented by player Mourad Boukhari, the aptly-named Boukha dribbling move combines the step-over and the reverse elastico into one fluid motion that can instantly break down a defender's position. You'll need to practice it a lot before you can ... more »

How to Do the Crossbar Challenge

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Think you've got an accurate shot and good ball control? Put your skills to the test and take the crossbar challenge. The rules of the challenge vary from club to club, but the essence of the challenge is always the same: hit the crossbar with ... more »

How to Do the Full Preki Dribbling Move

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The Full Preki dribbling move is an advanced feint used to beat a defender in soccer. It's not as popular among elite players as the scissors or step-over fakes, but a few players, such as Cristiano Ronaldo, use the Preki regularly in ... more »

How to Do the Henry Backheel Flick in Soccer

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This clever soccer trick is a cool way to start juggling or a way to flick the ball over your opponent during a game. It was pioneered by the great French player Thierry Henry, and first appeared in one of the commercials he did for Nike. The ... more »

How to Do the Puskas Dribbling Move

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The Puskas is a simple dribbling fake that allows you to change direction quickly and move the ball away from a defender. It's one of the fundamental feints in soccer, so you don't need great technical ability or incredible feel for the ball to ... more »

How to Do the Toe Bounce Soccer Trick

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When soccer freestylers want to perform several difficult air tricks in a row, they'll usually use an easier move to link them together. The toe bounce is a good example of this. It looks cool and sets the performer up to pull off flashier stunts... more »

How to Enjoy A Soccer Game

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Soccer is quite possibly one of my favorite sports. The non-stop action and intense rush when your team scores a goal is enough to keep me hooked. Here are some tips to really help you enjoy the game... more »

How to Enjoy Sports After High School

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High school seems to be synonymous with sports. Friday nights often brings a community together with high school football or basketball games. But there isn't just basketball and football, often there are more sports in the fall and spring ... more »

How to Evaluate a Soccer Player

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It requires skill and insight to evaluate a soccer player on the basis of his strengths and weaknesses on the field. The idea behind evaluation is to identify strengths that would be particularly useful under certain situations and note ... more »

How to Execute a Proper Throw-In in Soccer

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In today's youth soccer, too many players are not doing proper throw-ins. This is a simple move that simply gets the ball back in play during a soccer game. Kids need to pay more attention to the intricacies of the simple throw-in... more »

How to Execute the Rainbow Move in Soccer

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Wish you had a fancy move to impress your friends when out on the soccer field? Many youth soccer players today like to toy around with the "rainbow move." Here's how to do it... more »

How to Find Gear for a Soccer Official

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Finding shoes, clothing and protective equipment for soccer players is pretty easy. You can just head on down to your local sports megastore, and you'll probably find gear that's reasonably priced and relatively well made. Finding good gear for ... more »

How to Focus Mentally in Youth Soccer

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The results of a high percentage of soccer games are determined in the final 15 minutes. This is when the physically and mentally fit players prevail... more »

How to Follow a Code of Conduct for Youth Soccer Parents/Guardians

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In negotiating the world of youth soccer, it is helpful to the players, the coach and the parents or guardians to understand what is expected of them. A parent code of conduct helps establish the rules... more »

How to Follow a Code of Conduct for Youth Soccer Players

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In negotiating the world of youth soccer, it is helpful to the players, the coach and the parents/guardians to understand what is expected of them. A player code of conduct helps establish the rules... more »

How to Follow European Soccer in the United States

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If you are a die-hard soccer fan living in the United States, then you know the best "football" is played in Europe. Maybe you grew up or lived there for a few years. Whatever the reason, you wonder now: How can I follow the best soccer in the ... more »

How to Follow FA Premier League Soccer

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Following England's Premier League can be a bit dicey if you're a stateside soccer fan. Unless you get Fox Soccer Channel or have some kind of wondrous satellite television subscription, watching the games live is nearly impossible. Therefore, to ... more »

How to Follow the UEFA Champions League

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The UEFA Champions League is a prestigious soccer tournament that comprises the best soccer teams in Europe. The UEFA Champions League has the previous years champions of every European league and several top teams from the better European ... more »

How to Get a Better Kick in Soccer

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Improving upon your soccer skills obviously takes practice, ability and desire to get better. Every player on the field, goaltenders included, needs to know how to have powerful kicks, whether it's in dead-ball situations, during a breakaway or ... more »

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