Soccer Persuasive Essay

Soccer is the number 1 sport in the world. There are 11 players per team, and 3 major position zones that, when added together creates the possibility of 23+ different individual positions. The 3 major position zones are Defense, Midfield and Forward/Striker. Of all the positions involved, the midfielder requires the most preparation as he/she will be the one on the ball 70-80 percent of the time. Although it is the most difficult position to play there are key steps you can take to become a good midfielder.

First, you need to be overwhelmingly fit which requires strength and endurance training. You need to build as much upper body and lower body muscles as possible. So that means you will need do an above average amount of weight lifting and or exercise. This is due to the fact that the midfield is where most of the action takes place and it tends to get quite physical, at which time the extra upper body muscle mass will come in handy. Then, you move on to the most important part; building lower body muscles

This is generally gained through experience, however there are a few passing exercises that can aid you in the refinement of your passing skills. Firstly you will want to practice the one touch passing drill. You simply have someone pass the ball to you and proceed by passing it back with only one touch of the ball. Over time this builds precision and a sense of urgency whenever you are on the ball. After that, proceed to do the touch and go passing exercise. This simply requires you to pass the ball and move into available space and also know when to pass the ball itself into available space. Lastly, you should learn the through pass as this is one of the most common, but one of the most effective passing techniques. You achieve this by timing the run of a teammate and passing the ball a substantial distance ahead of him/her and your opponent allowing your teammate room and time to beat his