As a former goalie I wanted to teach my son at an early age how to dive correctly. It can be difficult to get a child to dive for a ball; they are scared of getting hurt. If they dive on their stomach they get the wind knocked out of them. I got an old mattress and placed it in the yard. To start my son turned sideways (more…)

How to catch out of the air:

First, get your body in front of the soccer ball. Then, raise your hands and crook your elbows so they are not fully extended. You have to comfort the ball into your hands. Your hands also have to be comfortable. There can’t be any stress in your hands. The fingers and the palm have to have an arc to them.

How to catch on the ground: (more…)

Four corner post, length determined by age group. One person at each post plus one person in the middle of the square. All four people at the posts have a ball. The person in the middle does not. Post 1 passes to person in the middle then (more…)