Starting
about a year ago, I decided I wanted to help teach my daughter the fundamentals
of soccer. I played a little bit in grade school, and I was an assistant coach
for my two sons’ YMCA teams, so I thought I already knew everything I needed to
know about soccer to help her. But I didn’t–not even close!
Todd
Bowman started showing me specific techniques that he was working on with his
daughter, Avery. At first, I thought the skills and techniques were too complex
for Leah–who was only 9 years old at the time. But Avery had already mastered
many of them, and Leah was the same age, so I gave them a try.
It
was a bit challenging at first, but then Leah began to quickly pick them up.
Based on Todd’s recommendation, we worked on both feet equally, and I was
amazed at how Leah quickly adapted to this method. The emphasis was on
individual foot skills and maximizing touches on the ball with her feet. The
best part was that most of the drills and techniques could be taught and
practiced in the basement of my house. This meant we could work on them all
winter without having to travel to a gym or pay a lot of money for individual
lessons.
Learning
these skills helped Leah have more confidence and success in practice and in
games, which ultimately led to her having a lot more fun! I highly recommend
Todd Bowman’s methods to anyone who has a son or daughter who wants to learn
the fundamentals of soccer.
Chad
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