| Playing well during your soccer practice will affect | | | | may for example use your arm to point where you |
| your performance during your game. Here is a | | | | want the ball. Or you could provide your teammates |
| checklist of what you should keep in mind while | | | | with passing alternatives by running into free area. |
| participating in your regular soccer practice. | | | | Don’t hide – The way you are playing on |
| Focus – Being focused during your practice is | | | | your practice will affect your way of playing during |
| crucial for your development. You should never go to | | | | the games. This means that during your soccer |
| your practice without being 100 % focused. If you | | | | practice you should never hide yourself from the ball |
| plan to reach higher goals and maybe even become | | | | just because you are afraid of making mistakes. You |
| professional then you will need to treat every | | | | need to remember that mistakes are a part of your |
| practice like a World Cup final. | | | | soccer game and you need to accept it. |
| Listen and respect your coach – Don’t ignore | | | | Failure – As I said above, making mistakes in |
| your coach’s instructions. Keep in mind that your | | | | soccer is a part of your game. However, the |
| coach is the chief and you should always treat him or | | | | important thing is to make few mistakes as possible. |
| her with respect. If they criticize you it’s not | | | | Consider that you are trying to get around your |
| because they like to do it, they just want you to | | | | defender. If you manage to get around him 5 of 7 |
| start focus on your game. Instead of argue with | | | | times then your failure ratio will be pretty low. |
| them whether they are right or wrong; take their | | | | However, if you only get around him 1 of 7 times |
| critic as something good. Try also to improve your | | | | then you need to improve your failure ratio on some |
| performance in next game. Ignoring your coach’s | | | | way. Always try to make few mistakes as possible, |
| critic may even place you on the bench. | | | | but when you make a mistake try to learn something |
| Preparation – You should never go to a practice | | | | from it and you will be fine. |
| without good preparation. This is a vital part of your | | | | Confidence in yourself – While playing soccer you |
| soccer game and you should take it very seriously. | | | | need to believe in yourself. If you for example |
| Preparing well includes eating right food, sleep at least | | | | don’t believe that you can dribble your defender |
| eight hours and don’t stand up and watch the | | | | then how do you then expect to get around him? |
| TV or play games on your PC too late. | | | | Your confidence will affect every step you make on |
| Communication – Playing soccer requires you to | | | | the soccer field. If you for example don’t have |
| speak often. However, you can also communicate by | | | | confidence to fire a shoot then you can’t either |
| using your body language. For example; you may | | | | expect to score a goal. Just keep in mind to relax |
| don’t want to shout pass the ball to me every | | | | and enjoy your game. |
| time your team have the possession of the ball. You | | | | |