Champions always look to make improvements in the off-season
The off-season is certainly a time for all players, parents, and coaches to reflect on the accomplishments of the prior season. However, for championship caliber teams, the vision should always be looking ahead to the next set of team goals.
The attention to individual players’ technical weaknesses must be a priority. Coaches must be patient, and allow the players to make repeated mistakes when doing technical exercises that they may be uncomfortable with. At the same time, players must be focused on every technical repetition, whether the exercise is dealing with dribbling, passing, shooting, or all three at once.
Tactical team ideas should come later, as the season approaches. If every individual player on a team is committed to improving their mastery of the soccer ball in the summer, the team as a whole will reap the benefits during the regular season.
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