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Roberto Mancini's Manchester City. Although the Italian has guided City to
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| Spurs In Five Way Race For The Title |
| Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp believes the quest to win the Premier League title is now a five-horse race.The north London club have gone eight league games unbeaten and have enjoyed a memorable festive period having recorded back-to-back wins over Aston Villa and Newcastle. |
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| Who Will Be Heading Into Toon This January |
| Newcastle United are enjoying a solid first season back in the Premier League, despite the shocking sacking of Chris Hughton earlier in the campaign.Boss Alan Pardew has made a decent start to his tenure on Tyneside and he is looking to strengthen his squad in January.
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| Trends To Improve Your Soccer |
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How To Improve Footwork in Soccer Skills By
Using Sticks
When it comes to improving footwork soccer skills, one very simple yet
effective tool is sticks. You can create a great training course with them
no matter whether you purchase some, use kindling, or use fallen twigs.
However, if you are going to use the fallen twigs, make sure they are
straight.
Size
Sticks that are 4- 5 feet long and 1x1 inch are good enough for the purpose.
Lay them down as if they are the rungs of a ladder. Now, being an expert
coach, you can have the players do various exercises, such as running,
hopping, and ball work.
Various Exercises
You can start with running drills. In this method, have the players step
once or twice between each stick. While doing so, the players must change
direction at each turn, shuffling sideways between the sticks. You can also
have the players run between the sticks lengthwise.Another thing that you
can have the players do is hopping. Have the players hop on one foot or two
feet. The players must hop with variations, such as forward, backward,
sideways, etc. what is more, they should also alternate feet while doing so.
Ball Practice can also improve footwork effectively. In this method, have
the players dribble around the sticks. Ball practice may also include
passing the ball through and sprinting after it or passing exercise through
the channels between the sticks.You can also have the players shuffle
between the sticks and pushing the ball from the end of one stick to the
next stick. However, for this specific exercise, make sure that they
position balls at both ends of each stick.
Sticks can also be used to improve the footwork of the goalkeepers. You can
have the goalkeeper’s practice catching and saving balls while shuffling
through channels or sprinting through them.Of course, you can explore the
various other possibilities, using your imagination. An expert coach will
certainly come up with an infinite supply of drills and activities.In fact,
when it comes to using the sticks to practice different exercises to improve
footwork soccer skills, there are virtually endless possibilities.
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