Soccer Techniques

Soccer Techniques

Lauffer, Robert, and April Kater. Women's Soccer: Techniques, Tactics & Teamwork. Sterling Pub., 2001.

Everyone has a passion that lights a fire in your heart. My passion is soccer. I have been playing since I was three years old when my mom first coached me.  I started playing select soccer at the age of 10 for the select team Kent United. Today I play for Velocity select soccer and still enjoy it just as much as the first day I started. Soccer is all about technique and attitude, today I am here to help with the technique part of soccer. In this post we will be focusing on passing and where to hit the ball to get the desired outcome.

Push Pass
(Lauffer; Kater 14)

• used for short distances
• use inside of the foot 
• dribble in a strait line
• majority of power is coming from your leg striking the ball

Instep Drive
(Lauffer; Kater 14-15)

• top of the foot, also known as the laces
• passing over longer distance
• lock your ankle and point toes down towards the ground

Lofted Pass
(Lauffer; Kater 17)

• used to clear out of the danger zone or your teams third of the field
• main goal is height 
• hit the bottom half of the ball
• lean back 
• strike with laces

https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/easicoach/receive-control-and-pass-u13-game/


Chipping
(Lauffer; Kater 17)

• do NOT follow through the ball
• simply jabbing under the ball
• used for short distances
• use your passing foots toe

https://www.soccercoachweekly.net/soccer-drills-and-skills/coach-chip-kick-passing-skills/

Soccer Techniques; part 5

Soccer Techniques

Lauffer, Robert, and April Kater. Women's Soccer: Techniques, Tactics & Teamwork. Sterling Pub., 2001.

Crossing is a skill that the outside midfield needs to be familiar with because they are reliable most of the time for serving the ball inside the box. The three main targets for crossing are the near post, far post, and middle of the goal. These positions are the prime areas for scoring. 

Near Post 

(Lauffer, Kater 93)

• meet the ball at the 6 yard box
• come in at a 40 degree angle
• wait to the last possible second to sprint
• time your run

Middle of the Goal

(Lauffer, Kater 94)

• run in a bend
• time your run and wait to sprint
• aim for the penalty mark
• difficult cross because the goalie is present most of the time

Far Post

(Lauffer, Kater 94)

• be in position in correlation to the goalie
• keep your on the ball at all times
• most of the time will head or volley for a goal
• keep your front open 
• time your run

Soccer Techniques; part 4

Soccer Techniques

Lauffer, Robert, and April Kater. Women's Soccer: Techniques, Tactics & Teamwork. Sterling Pub., 2001.

In this next post we will concentrate on aerial control and turning. What this translates to is trapping the ball and turning as the ball is airborne. This may sound difficult and complex but I assure you its as easy as passing once you practice enough.

Inside of the foot

(Lauffer, Kater 28)

• lift the receiving leg and open the hip
• inside of the foot should make contact with the midline of the ball
• your leg should be moving towards the outside of your body as the ball makes contact
• once you make contact with the ball continue the motion outward by pivoting the non-kicking foot

http://www.coaching-kids-soccer.com/ball-control.html 

Instep

(Lauffer, Kater 28)

• move your foot so laces are in the flight path of the ball
• raise the lag from your hip, not the knee
• knee is bent
• make contact with the ball at knee hieght
• control leg will descend at the same speed as the ball
• once the ball is brought the the ground turn in desired direction

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUKcVw_rgjI 

Chest

(Lauffer, Kater 29)

• position yourself so your chest is underneath the ball
• bring your hips forward
• lean back and arc chest forward
• extend arms for balance 
• drop the shoulder closest to direction of desire
• pivot on same side and continue with ball

https://apps.carleton.edu/athletics/varsity_sports/mens_soccer/photos/09112011/?image_id=765047 

Air Fryer: Mac and Cheese

Air Fryer: Mac and Cheese

 I think mac and cheese is fun and easy to make dinner. i was a little skeptical with how i was going to make mac and cheese with my air fry but i wanted to try a challenge for my last post. 

Ingredients used:

• 1 cup elbow macaroni
• 1/2 cup milk (warmed)
• 1 1/2 cup cheddar cheese
• salt
• pepper
• 1tbsp Parmesan cheese

I first started boiling my water for the macaroni, and i cooked it for about 6 minutes to partially cook the noddles. Next I was warmed up 1/2 cup of milk, while putting the cheddar cheese in the bowl with the macaroni and then the warmed milk was added. After mixing the cheddar cheese, milk and macaroni together i added the salt and pepper. Before i put the mac and cheese in the air fryer i sprinkled the parmesan cheese on top. It was cook at 400 for 12 minutes. 

The mac and cheese turned out creamy and well done but it was kind of bland. The cheese did not give it that much flavor nor was there enough cheese for the dish. if i were to make this dish again i would used an easy to melt cheese and use more than told to add more flavor to the dish.

Do you add anything to your mac and cheese?

Air Fryer: Easy garlic bread sticks

Air Fryer: Easy garlic bread sticks

Garlic bread is such a good accompanying food. It works well with so many dishes, pasta, salad and a bunch of others. So i decided to attempt to make the garlic bread i love to eat with those dishes.

 

Ingredients used:

• 3 cups bread dough
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 3 tablespoons garlic powder

i gather my materials and started on the recipe. It is fairly simple especially with it only having 3 ingredients. after i finished get the bread dough ready i made my garlic butter. My family makes our garlic butter at times so i used that instead of the exact recipe. For my family we used butter, garlic powder and garlic salt. After i finished with the butter and the dough was ready i spread the butter on top of the dough and cooked it at 400 for 10 minutes.

The garlic bread sticks turned out wonderfully. My family and i enjoyed them and had them with out dinner that night. I think this recipe worked out very especially with now being used to the air fryer now.

What dishes do you eat garlic bread with?

Air Fryer: Stuffed pizza pastries

Air Fryer: Stuffed Pizza Pastries

One of my favorite foods is pizza, so i decided to make a stuffed pizza pastry recipe. This recipe seemed kind of easy and fun to try but different from a regular pizza. 

The ingredients used were:

• 4 sheets of flaky dough
• 1 cup pizza sauce
• 1 1/2 cups cheese
• 1 tablespoon parmesan cheese
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

The first thing i did was layout the 4 sheets of dough. Next, i covered each sheet of dough in pizza sauce. Then on half of the sheet i covered it in mozzarella and parmesan cheese. After i folded the sheets in half and pinched the edges close. The sheets were covered with the egg and oil. The oven was set to 390 F and cooked for 10 minutes.

The pizza pastry was good but i probably would have used a different dough. The overall taste was delicious and my little sister seemed to agree. I would make the dish again just with slight alterations.

What is your favorite pizza topping?

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