The Three C's of Soccer

I love this time of year as many teams are playing soccer and it affords me a chance to see a lot of teams play. Over this past weekend, I went to a tournament and enjoyed watching three pretty good matches.

I noticed several things in these matches which prompted me to post them today. In my opinion, what players need to work on are these three things, which I am calling the Three C's of Soccer.

1. The first C is...Conditioning! Coaches and players alike, please make sure you are getting your players in proper conditioning to play the game. This past weekend was actually cool temperature wise (maybe the high of 70 degrees) and yet all the players on the field were gassed.
2. The second C is...Collection! As in collecting the ball. So many times players lost the ball when it was passed to them because their touch was awful. Make sure to work on collecting the ball on the ground with either foot but also balls that are in the air!
3. The third C is...Composure! Once pressure was applied, many players did not handle it well and allowed it to effect their decisions with the ball, which forced bad passes resulting in either giving the ball away or just going out of bounds.

If players can get control of their three C's, that will make them a better soccer player, which in turn will make the team better too.

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Have a great day!

Gary