Kicking Problems And Their Solutions...
The Problems...
Our youth soccer players have not grown up in a "soccer culture". Weekends and evenings are
not spent watching professional teams play on TV or in person. Many of their peers and after school activities do not include a
constant exposure to the game that other countries have.
Our players are thrown into a game where they must learn not only the basics, but all the rules,
formations, skills, teamwork and more. This "rush" that we often feel leads us to abandon the true focus on BASIC kicking skills.
Many times this leads people to use the phrase, "soccer is not about kicking". Our game is
all about kicking. The real problem is that there is not a step by step method to teach young players the basics, and advancing players how
to sharpen their skills.
The Solution...
Create a way to teach "thoughts" not just actions.
Open the mind through visual guides and thought processes.
It's easy to tell a youth player to kick with their laces not their toe. Actually having them do it and
understanding it is a much harder thing to do. Blast the Ball not only explains how to do it, but why we do it. It gives thoughts
that are outside the NORM, and provide mental pictures for players of all ages.
For more information click on your skill level
Beginners | Advancing | Advanced
Beginners
What age soccer player is Blast The Ball designed
for?
The video was specifically designed to apply to EVERY age group. Whether it is a 6 year old or a professional soccer player, the video will
apply and valuable information and insight will be gained. It is currently being used by coaches throughout the world that work with
young players as young as 6 to division 1 college teams.
For the beginning soccer player, coach and
parent.
Teaching the young player basic skills early on will create a "superstar" in many peoples' view.
However, they won't be. They will just be an average player that knows the basic skills and has developed them. They will standout
because so many youth players never get exposed to this.
Stop kicking with you toe?
Why you CAN'T tell a child this. It is physically impossible without a step by step process and understanding. Every year many youth soccer
players suffer injuries to their foot because they are told to stop kicking with their toe without a way to fix it.
My soccer player can't seem to get "shot off". They just dribble
right into the keeper's hands.
Every player battles this not just beginners. We show you step by step how to take a child
and expose them to in stride shooting. It doesn't come naturally to ANY age player, it must be learned.
Our U-10 players have trouble with long passes.
Be glad it is just U-10. We see this at all age and skill levels. Failing to load and understand the true kicking form will keep passes poor
for their entire life. We show you how to correct this and have BRILLIANT passes with the proper weight.
My child can't do a volley or when they do it, it goes over the
goal.
We measured over 1000 volleys and finishing kicks in games. Did you know that 71% go over the net?
We show you how even an 8 year old can learn how to keep their volleys DEAD low 100% of the time.
Understand that young soccer players take a great deal of time to develop new and improve
kicks.
We want them to develop at their own pace, but with the proper guidance.
The difference is amazing!
A child that has been exposed to what we teach vs. a child that hasn't, will show tremendous progress as time passes. Those who don't will
fight the same problems for years and years.
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Advancing
I'm 14 and I know it all.
It is amazing how many 14 year olds feel like they're ready to sign with the Pro's. Recently I
had the fortune of taking my son to a kicking clinic I did with a Pro Team. On the way home he realized just how good these players
were.
It was an enlightening process for me as well, because when we are young, we believe we are
invincible and VERY good at what we do.
Advancing players will accept what you want to teach if you show them how and why it works. Blast
the Ball does just this. Taking in the science of a soccer kick kick and sprinkling in footage with the Pro's makes a world of
difference.
Advancing players will learn not only how to refine their skills, but also how to keep them and
improve them over the years. Constantly working to improve through the RIGHT processes is the difference between a great player and one that
could have been great.
Shooting in stride, low hard shooting, low power volleys and reactionary shooting are just some
of the things they will learn.
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Advanced
Why do I love working with Pro and top level college
players?
Because they are professionals in their attitudes. Professionals continually look at ways to make them
better.
They take in suggestions and advice. They try it and realize when they are making mistakes or that they could improve by changing.
I love to see the look on a college player's or Pro's face when we show them some simple thoughts
about improving volley and finishing shots. They find what we teach not only works, but can be programmed into their muscle memory to make
them a better player.
Advanced players will learn how to perfect their shots and also be brought back to basics.
They will learn how to teach and to be mentors towards younger players. Read what the PROs have said about Blast The Ball
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