Tag: shoot
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USA vs. Netherlands (1:2) — Statistics Show it Could Have Been Worse
The Netherlands beat the U.S. in today\’s soccer World Cup warm-up game. While the score may not reflect the dominance, the MVP statistics sure do.
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2010 Soccer MVP: Inside-of-the-Foot … Shooting
In this continuing series of posts about the 2010 Soccer MVP Tournament, the \’Shooting\’ discipline was won by the inside-of-the-foot. Besides being more accurate and capable of several different types of shots, \’Inside\’ was able to generate almost as much power as the top-of-the-foot.
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2010 Soccer MVP: Inside-of-the-Foot … Structure
The bottom-of-the-foot won the \’Structure\’ discipline for the 2010 Soccer MVP Tournament. The inside-of-the-foot placed a very respectable second.
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Parents: Do Not Reinforce Poor Play
Parents love the long ball. But by oohing and aahing this type of kick, parents are reinforcing soccer poor play. Instead, parents should reinforce good play such as a nice first-touch and an accurate pass.
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2-3 Goal Difference Per Game: Dribble On Goal
One of the most frequent yet worst bits of advice coming from the sidelines is, \”Shoooooooot!\” To increase the number of goals scored per game, forget about shooting. Dribble, dribble, dribble and then dribble around the goalie. Shooting is still OK but should be done from much closer range.