| There isn't a field out there nowadays that doesn't | | | | perform a drill they recently saw in the animated |
| get its fresh tinge of technological advancement and | | | | program, it will be a lot quicker for them to perform |
| soccer, or more specifically soccer training, is no | | | | it right and the adaptation period to the drill will be |
| different. More and more coaches, especially those | | | | cut to a minimum. This also spares you of several |
| working with youngsters, tend to get more in touch | | | | minutes of explanations and corrections. |
| with technology and some of their most useful tools | | | | -Advantages of Animated Soccer Drills - Fun Factor |
| (although it's largely underused yet) are animated | | | | It's obviously a lot more fun learning your defensive |
| soccer drills. Let's take a look at how these work and | | | | soccer drills with the help of an animated program |
| try to decide if they're today's best coaching source | | | | and this is especially true with kids. Nowadays, |
| or not. | | | | computers and computer games stand high in a list |
| -Advantages of Animated Soccer Drills - Visual | | | | of every kid's hobbies, so presenting your drills in an |
| Memory | | | | animated program brings a lot of resemblances to |
| When you simply tell a player to do, say some | | | | their own passions (speaking of which, a lot of these |
| offensive soccer drills, explaining these drills will trigger | | | | animated soccer drills resemble computer games such |
| his audio memory and rationing, allowing him to | | | | as the FIFA or Pro Evolution Series). |
| replicate what you just told him. This is by no means | | | | Of course, besides these great advantages, you also |
| a wrong way of teaching the offensive soccer drills, | | | | have several setbacks. For example, if you're trying |
| but you could definitely do better if you would use | | | | to show your team the animated soccer drills using a |
| animated soccer drills. | | | | laptop on the pitch, not all of them will be able to see |
| With their help, your players will actually see the drill | | | | clearly, so they won't understand how the drill needs |
| being performed before their eyes, without the need | | | | to be executed. |
| for them to rationalize and adapt that drill to their | | | | The best way to work around this is to send each |
| own image of it. Which leads us to the next | | | | of your players the drills beforehand, so they can |
| advantage of animated soccer drills...? | | | | watch them at home and get a rough idea on how |
| -Advantages of Animated Soccer Drills - Time | | | | they need to be done. This little "homework" goes a |
| Efficiency | | | | long way and your team will be very efficient in |
| Because animated soccer drills use visual memory as | | | | training, allowing you to get more work done in lesser |
| a stimulus, whenever you will ask your players to | | | | time. |