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Hello readers! After introducing you to the game of beach soccer in the first column three weeks ago and then laying out the rules and regulations of the game, this week we focus on some of the basic of beach soccer skills development.
Which Attributes Make a Great Beach Player?
Well, now after reading the previous few paragraphs you tell me. Okay in case you skipped that part the top 5 qualities of a great beach player are:
1. Extremely gifted technically
2. Ability to play in tight areas of the pitch
3. Athletic
4. Creative in the final third of the field
5. Ability to create your own shot
Scooping
Scooping, or lifting the ball up with your foot, is a key skill in beach soccer. To scoop the ball in sand, you must get underneath the ball and quickly flick it up in the air with their foot. Since sand is bumpy and unpredictable, most plays in beach soccer start by scooping the ball up. Players should practice scooping the ball to themselves in the air and giving the ball to teammates by scoop passing.
Heading
Since the ball is often in the air in beach soccer, it is important that players practice their heading. Players should be able to pass effectively to each other with their head as well as shoot with their head. Players must practice keeping the ball up with their head by making two lines facing each other and counting the number of times they can pass the ball in the air before it falls to the ground.
Shooting
Not as much passing is in beach soccer compared with traditional outdoor soccer because fields are smaller and almost anywhere on the field is within shooting distance. Players should practice shooting from all angles. Since goals are smaller than traditional soccer goals, beach soccer players should work on power shots that can beat a goalkeeper in a small goal. For one shooting drill, have a passer stand with his back to the goal about 10 meters away.
A shooter will be facing the passer about 5 meters away. The shooter will scoop a pass to the passer. The passer will set a ball for the shooter to shoot on goal. Players will switch places with the shooter becoming the passer.
Volleys
Beach soccer is known for its athletic volleys and acrobatic bicycle kicks. In soccer, a volley is considered any shot where a player shoots the ball out of the air. Players should practice volleys often because the ball is often in the air in beach soccer and must be able to do a volley shot at any time. To start off, toss a ball in the air to a player who must shoot the ball in the air at the goal. Once players get more comfortable, they can try scooping the ball to the other player to volley in the air toward the goal.
Set Plays
Effective set plays and pattern plays are important in beach soccer. Some of the more effective set plays include where the ball is moved around the field, both on the ground and with scoop passes, and end with a shot. For one pattern, the ball can start in the hands of the goalie. The goalkeeper then throws the ball to a forward in the air. The forward will head the ball to a player behind him who will pass it again for a third player to shoot. Patterns like these are critical for success in beach soccer.
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