5 January 2010 1 Comment

Do you want to be a soccer Guru? Just focus on 4 basic skills

Do you want to be a soccer Guru? Just focus on 4 basic skills

Hi guys. Today I am going to give you a Guru Mantra about 4 most important skills which you should have to develop in Soccer. Today soccer is most loved game compared to any other game in the world. And it’s true. So basically if you are a soccer lover then only read this! The reason behind this is, “The work which you really love gives you 100% satisfaction”.
So we first focus on which are the most important moves in Soccer. Well there are basically 4 most important skills. These are Passing, Receiving, Shooting and Heading (most difficult). If anybody asks me, “Hey Dude! What are the most important skills in soccer?” then I will smile at him and say “It depends how much skills you already have!” But remember that there is always something you can improve in your skills.

So we will start with Passing.

Passing:
This is the basic skill on which you have to work hard! It’s doesn’t took your valuable time which you are going to focus on other skills since passing is sort of Baby Step! :) But remember if your baby steps are strong then only you can achieve mastery in future. So work harder on passing skills. Just create a group of your friends, family members and practice. Kicking against wall can also make a good practice. The advantage in kicking against wall is that you can simultaneously get improved in receiving and trapping skills.

Receiving
Ok. Now the important part starts here. It’s really important how you receive ball. If you don’t know then don’t worry! Practice is quire to all problems. While practicing just remember about Warm-Up. Just relax your feet give them some warming exercise. I also researched on a technique which will help you to improve your receiving skills. It is very simple but effective. Just try to receive the ball by being on your toes. I am sure this will really help you in your accuracy!

Shooting
Woooh! It’s an amazing thing in the game of Soccer. If you are not qualified in shooting a ball at least 10 meter then it’s true that you are really poor in soccer. It’s really important how much strength your legs have. It’s totally depending upon your shootings skill that how many goals you are going to write after your name in future. So what is the solution on it? Don’t worry! I am here! Just choose a wall or a tree, mark a target. Then start with short distance. Try to hit your ball on that mark. Don’t give up! You may need hours of practice but what you will get after this is important. So when you will become qualified in hitting ball on target then increase the distance. Same process follows. Then try to hit harder and harder. It sounds easy but again Hard-Work is important! And also locate your target in different position. This will help you to imagine if goal keeper present on field then how you will shoot the ball. Practicing with both the feet will increase chances of scoring in some critical situations. But mostly try to focus on your convenience!

Heading
Now the Big-Boss comes here! The most important use of this skill is in corner kick situation. It doesn’t matter whether you are playing offensive or defensive. But keep in mind that never stand still and wait for ball while you are going to head it. It will strike you hard! This may cause serious problems too. Just jump and force up your body against its impact. And don’t forget to keep your mouth close and jaws in close position. If not, then you can face a great strike on tooth. This may also cause toothache too.

So now we will focus on practice. Just take a basketball’s basket and drill it to a proper height, say 2 foot above your own height. Means suppose you are 6 foot tall then drill it on 7-8 foot from ground. Now take the ball and throw in air and try to Basket it. More you try more you get! After successfully qualifying in making baskets by your head, try to hit the ball horizontally. Same technique as we used in Shooting. Mark a target and try to hit it by your head.

That’s all. I think this is sufficient for improving your basic skills. Just remember Never give up! Try harder and get greater.

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31 December 2009 5 Comments

We REMEMBERS SIR BOBBY ROBSON


Sir Bobby Robson was one of the most adored sporting personalities of England. He gave up his courageous battle with cancer at the age of 75 in recent times. British soccer admirers grieved when he passed away. They love him for his lifetime dedication towards the game, first as a player, then as a team manager and then as an elder statesman.

The complete career of Robson was very productive as a player. He enjoyed the span of 20 years mainly in the English Premier League with Fulham and West Bromwich Albion. He was also the part of England’s national team and did four goals in international matches. He was the part of national team twenty times.

In the year 1968 he took retirement as a player and got more fame as a team manager. It was both in the case of international level and in England. His great guidance helped Ipswich Town a lot. People use to laugh them however he converted them to a league powerhouse and he lead the club for more than a decade. He also got the chance to serve England National Team as a manager for 8 years and proved his ability. He also managed the club teams in Portugal and Spain. In 2004 he ended his career as a manager. At that time he was the manager of Newcastle United.

He later on got more respect and approbation because of his civic battle with cancer. Due to a brain tumor he got partially paralyzed in the year 2006, yet he his dedication towards English football was really great. At that time also he did not leave the target of raising money and awareness for cancer. He was such a great personality that even after the he diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2007, he dedicated all of his remaining life by helping those people who went through from same diagnosis.

You can surely understand the level of respect for Robson that even two other soccer icons who do not like to make even eye contacts were quick to pay their respects. Previous Chelsea head Jose Mourinho gave this mark of respect:

“I wanted to and I will keep with me always the Bobby Robson of everyday, a person who had extraordinary passion for life and for football, with an extraordinary enthusiasm. Bobby Robson is one of those people who never die, not so much for what he did in his career, for one victory more or less, but for what he knew to give to those who had, like me, the good fortune to know him and walk by his side. My thoughts and embraces go to all his loved ones.”

The manager of Manchester United Sir Alex Ferguson shared his individual emotive remarks:

“In my 23 years of working in England there is not a person I would put an inch above him. I was never too big or produce to ask him for advice, which he gave freely and unconditionally. And I am sure that I am speaking for a lot of people when I say that. I mourn the passing of a great friend, a wonderful individual, a tremendous football man and somebody with passion and knowledge of the game that was unsurpassed.”

His nature was hewn out of the coalface; built up by the County Durham mining surroundings that he came from. His parents taught him the correct meaning of discipline and standards in life. He later on added his own qualities on to that which he passed the same on to his sons. We would not be able to describe the strength and courage which he showed in the past couple of years when he was struggling with his fifth bout of cancer. He was such a great personality that he always smiled on his problems and he never mentioned about that in his life. He always used friendly words with people.

Not only the football world but everyone will miss him. We hope that people will learn a lot from his life that how we can live our life with courage and never give up on failures. This would be a true tribute to him.

A lot of EPL clubs will give tribute to Robson in one shape or another throughout the forthcoming season with a number of more lasting tributes planned.

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27 December 2009 2 Comments

Field of Dreams and the Red Army:Manchester United

Manchester United is one of the most exhilarating clubs in Europe. When you obtain the tickets of this club then you not only get a chance to see the thrilling game of this club, however it also gives you an opportunity to become familiar with the atmosphere of Old Trafford. It is also popularly called as the Field of Dreams. It is the home soil of the Red Devils as well as carnival ground meant for the Red Army. It is well known fact that from the time when it was 1910, aficionado and supporters are purchasing Manchester United tickets to their home sports event at Old Trafford( except the era of World War II for 8 years when it was bombarded). Bobby Charlton, one of the most prominent players had named the sports ground as “Field of Dreams”. Sir Robert “Bobby” Charlton was not an unknown name for the people at that time. He was really very popular for his aggressive game on or after “Midfield” in addition to his brutal long-range shot. He was called as the “Ballon d’Or” European footballer in the year of 1966 and he successfully won the “FIFA World Cup”. Old Trafford is the second-biggest English football sports ground which has the capacity of 76,212 Manchester United ticket purchasing cohorts. The great thing about this sports ground is that it has five-star rating given by UEFA and it is in the category of “UEFA elite stadium”. It is one of the two to get this honor. It has got the chance to host a lot of FA Cup semi-final contests as an equitable spot plus a small number of “English national football team” England intercontinental clashes. It has also get the chance to horde many other big competitions in “1966 FIFA World Cup”, “UEFA Euro 1996” as well as the “2003 UEFA Champions League Final”. The playing field of Old Trafford is delimited by four roofed stands authoritatively identified as the North, East, South as well as West stands. Every stand has at least two tiers, apart from the South Stand. This stand has only one tier because of edifice precincts. The lower tier of every stand is divided into two segments which are called as lower segments and upper segments. The lower segments have been rehabilitated from patios where supporters stood in the beginning of 1990s. West Stand is the most famous stand at Old Trafford which is notably recognized as the “Stretford End”. Initially planned to embrace 20,000 supporters, the Stretford End was the very last stand to be enclosed plus in addition the final left over all-roofed stand at the land previous to the strained improve to seating in the beginning of 1990s. Manchester United’s most intransigent fans called as The Red Army are placed at Stretford End. The majority of the clamor along with ambiance at Old Trafford originates from this stand. The noise of Red Army was compared to a jumbo jet elating off. It is almost unfeasible to catch a set in the Stretford End as the supporters that fill up this stand presubscribed to their Manchester United period tickets each year. It was a well known fact that Manchester United’s Red Army was one of the most iniquitous and the largest crowd of cohorts that British football has seen till now. The city would be in a pandemonium when the Manchester’s Red Army pursued their squad to a missing game. Everybody of the Red Army group would go by train, car, coach, and also by foot if required. In the era of mid-seventies more precisely “1974-75 in English football” when Manchester United had been downgraded from the apex flight of English football and participated one period in the “Football League Second Division”, the Red Army did such bedlam at grounds up along with down the nation visiting sports ground a place where they outnumbered the home support at times, it showed the way to the preface of home with away supporter isolation and hurdling at football stadiums all the way through England. Now we cannot compare the recent days Red Army to its foil in 1970’s….80’s. There is no Manchester based fans club; it extends athwart the globe, with a supporter stand of more than 300 millions. All these people would always like to search out to Old Trafford. They really like to watch the game and also they want to understand the original nature of that atmosphere. It really makes very uphill task to purchase the tickets of Manchester United.

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