Namun, jenis operan bola ini lebih menuntut timing daripada kekuatan. Contoh pemain yang dapat melakukannya dengan sangat baik ialah Beckenbauer, Krol, Beckham dan Sneijder merupakan contoh yang baik. Mereka nampaknya seperti menendang bola sejauh 40 yard tanpa berusaha dengan sungguh-sungguh. Seperti halnya pukulan pada bola golf, yang penting di sini adalah timing (perhitungan waktu/saat/momen). Anda dapat mengetahui apakah bola itu terkena dengan baik dari suara benturannya, seperti seorang pemain tennis yang dapat mengetahuinya dari suara bola dan rasanya pada raketnya.
Kunci untuk mahir dalam melakukan Operan Panjang (Long Pass) adalah dengan melakukan latihan pada jarak-jarak pendek, misalnya sekitar 15 yard, lalu belajar menendang bola itu secara bersih dan keras, perlahan-lahan tingkatkan jarak menjadi 20, 30, sampai 40 yard, setelah melakukan beberapa kali. Jika anda menendang bola sekuat tenaga, itu salah karena bola akan meluncur dengan cepat.
Untuk melakukan tendangan tinggi, kaki anda harus mengenai bola di bawah garis tengahnya. Untuk melakukan tendangan rendah, anda harus mengenai bagian tengah bola. Kaki anda agak diayunkan dengan jari-jari kaki ditekuk ke bawah dan anda tidak memiringkan badan ke belakang seperti halnya dalam tendangan tinggi. Dalam tendangan rendah, anda harus memikirkan jarak, bukan ketinggian bola.
Satu petunjuk untuk memudahkan anda; letakkan bola dengan merknya atau suatu tanda khusus yang vertikal. Kemudian tendanglah bola itu dengan tali-tali sepatumu pada sudut yang sama. Titik hantaman terhadap bola akan sedikit berubah-ubah sesuai arah operan anda, tetapi prinsipnya akan tetap sama.
Ada dua faktor utama dalam operan bola. Yang pertama agaknya cukup jelas, tetapi anak-anak muda selalu tidak menyadari kenyataan bahwa operan-operan bola itu tak selalu ditujukan kepada seorang pemain. Dalam sebuah situasi pertandingan, banyak operan bola yang ditujukan ke ruangan supaya dapat dikejar oleh kawan bermain, langsung ke kaki atau ke depan kawan bermain tersebut.
Bobot atau kekuatan operan bola itu sama penting dengan arahnya. Operan yang lemah akan dicegat, atau yang mungkin kurang baik, menghadapkan calon penerima pada kemungkinan 50-50% dengan lawannya, ini dinamakan 'bola rumah sakit (the hospital ball)'. Operan bola yang ditendang terlalu kuat akan sulit mengontrolnya bagi si penerima atau jika ditendang ke ruang yang kosong mungkin akan sulit diraih. Kita dapat mengatakan bahwa operan yang baik adalah operan yang tidak menimbulkan masalah bagi si penerima.
Operan dasar yaitu operan pendek (short pass), cara yang paling aman dan umum untuk memindahkan bola pada jarak-jarak yang relatif pendek. Setiap pemain menggunakannya dalam pertandingan, pemain tengah (midfielder) menggunakannya puluhan kali, bahkan bisa sampai ratusan dalam satu pertandingan.
Menarik juga untuk dikemukakan dan dipelajari, perbandingan antara permainan sepakbola mutu tinggi dengan mutu rendah menunjukkan bahwa pada permainan tingkat tinggi lebih banyak operan bola pendek dan di atas tanah. Makin baik standar permainannya, makin sering operan pendek ini digunakan. Contoh yang baik untuk kita lihat adalah Barcelona.
Seperti yang kita tahu, Barcelona seringkali memainkan operan-operan (passing) pendek dengan cepat dan akurat dengan beberapa kombinasi. Sehingga, saat ini Barcelona memiliki daya serang yang paling ampuh dan berbahaya dibandingkan team-team dunia lainnya. Tidak heran, pada tahun 2009 lalu, Barcelona sanggup meraih enam gelar/piala dalam satu musim. Hal yang sulit diraih oleh team-team dunia manapun, dan Barcelona sendiri merupakan team pertama dalam sejarah yang meraih enam gelar/piala dalam satu musim.
Melakukan operan pendek dengan tepat berkali-kali merupakan langkah penting dalam usaha menguasai operan bola ini. Prakteknya mungkin tidak begitu menggairahkan. Tetapi, jika anda beranggapan tidak memerlukannya, anda akan sering tidak mengenai sasaran dengan melakukan 20 operan pendek.
Dalam melakukan operan pendek, dasarnya harus konsentrasi, seimbang dan teknik. Anda akan melakukannya puluhan kali dalam satu pertandingan, dan tak ada yang mengharapkan operan jelek. Bagian dalam kaki memberikan ketepatan serta menyediakan bidang luas untuk menyentuh bola.
They have the ability to receive the ball with the greatest of ease and like a great chess player, the ability to think five steps ahead of the game leaving everyone behind in their dust.
Many players will concentrate on passing and shooting but how many players practicing receiving the ball?
Is receiving the ball important?
Believe it or not, this is what separates the great players from the average.
Why? The modern game of soccer today is played at a frantic pace.
Super conditioned athlete's battle over the smallest of inches.
Games are won and lost in a split second.
The days of old when you could have a cup of tea while receiving the ball are gone. Spend more than a couple of seconds trying to control the ball and the chance of you being dispossessed increase exponentially.
Spending more time on the ball without clear possession could result in a meeting with your opponent's studs or cleats. Remember, you could have a couple of second to control the ball. Count it, 1 cat and dog, 2 cat and dog, would you have control the ball?
Let's take this a step further shall we?
C.Ronaldo and company can receive the ball and have it under control in a split second. Simultaneously they can calculate where their opponent is and where the pressures coming from.
They know where to go and which direction they must turn.
The free space is calculated down to the very last blade of grass.
Do they sprint or shield the ball?
Do they attack or simply build up the play?
The modern day soccer player can have all this information processed within a blink of an eye.
The modern player has the ability to receive the ball using his feet, thighs, chest and head. When receiving the ball, you must try and maintain an open stance. Do you know why?
An open stance keeps you balanced and gives you the ability to use both sides of the body. So, how do you remain to balanced when receiving the ball?
Always stand with your feet shoulder width apart and never be flat footed. Just before receiving the ball, lean forward on your toes of your feet and extend your arms for balance while keeping your head up and relaxed.
This covers the basic mechanics of receiving the ball. Do you agree?
How many different ways can you receive the ball?
From : soccermastermind.com
Let's admire Cristiano Ronaldo for a while.
The Madrid striker has supersonic speed and the safest ball control going around. He scores goals with the greatest of ease. But it's his ability to run with the ball that is his priceless asset.
Let us emphasize again that in the modern game we should aim at minimizing long runs with the ball which slow the game down unless they open up passages for the quick counter attack. When you run with the ball, usually you prod it in front of you with one of three parts of the foot; inside of the foot, full instep and outside of the instep. A player looking for a career in soccer must be able to use all three variations even if the full instep technique is rarely needed.
Inside of the foot
We push the ball with the same inside part of the foot that we use for passing. The ankle is loose and relaxed and the foot is turned slightly outwards. The ideal sequence is to use the same foot for every prod or touch of the ball with every second step. When a great player runs with the ball, he gives the illusion of the ball being tied to his foot, with the ball being under his body which gives his opponent no chance of intercepting the ball. Zidane and Figo were the best at this technique and it seemed like they never lost the ball.
Full Instep
This is the most difficult of the three techniques. We keep pushing and prodding the ball with the full instep about where the bootlaces are. The foot is turned down towards the ground and it hits the ball near the top. The real advantages of this method is that the running style is more continuous.
Outside of the Instep
The foot is turned inwards and we keep pushing the ball with the outside of the foot which all but embraces the ball. When the opponent is running alongside or parallel with us, we keep the ball on the foot away from him on his blind side, preferably with the inside of the foot or outside of the instep.
When the opponent is approaching directly ahead, we lead the ball with the inside, giving us a better chance to dribble past him. With beginners or kids begin coaching with the inside of the foot variety. First, let them walk with the ball, taking care of their balance, the distance between the foot and the ball and the direction. Later, when the kids get the hang of it we can speed this up, first through jogging and then running with the ball.
Let's teach youngsters to be able to use both feet. The ultimate is the player who can run with the ball, pushing it ahead of him with both feet, changing direction whenever necessary, slowing down and speeding up to get rid of an opponent. South Americans are the master of this technique, shielding the ball perfectly and changing directions with the slightest movement of the hips. The English on the other hand prefer the direct, energetic sprints which may appear more spectacular but where the ball may be lost from the foot.
When training youngsters always remember to encourage, be patient and train them with the biggest smile you can produce.
from : soccermastermind.com
Is soccer a sprint sport or an endurance sport?
Well, soccer is a complex combination of both and depends on the position, tactics, age, style or level of development.
Soccer speed is the ability to take off from any position with sharpness.
Soccer speed is also the ability to reach your top speed in the shortest time possible.
Soccer speed also includes change of direction and having the ability to stop rapidly and then have the ability to reach top speed again.
When we talk about speed in soccer, we're talking about leg speed. Leg speed is commonly referred to as the stride and the stride can be further broken down into stride length and stride frequency.
Many believes that speed is gifted through genetics. To some extent this is true. However, your stride can be improved.
How do you ask?
The most important aspect of the stride in relation to soccer is control. Controlling the stride is closely related to stride frequency.
Would a sprinter make a good soccer player?
Who knows, right? But i strongly doubt it.
Sprinters have a long stride, which is great for the 100 meter sprint and for straight lines. But can you adopt this to soccer?
Don't get me wrong here, speed is never a liability especially in soccer. However speed in soccer must be adaptable.
Soccer requires a compact stride with leg speed that enhances both control and the ability to change direction. The compact stride is also necessary for lightning stops and even quicker accelerations.
So, what sprint mechanics are ideal for soccer?
Sprint mechanics can be broken into 3 categories.
Posture, arm action and leg action.
Once you've established a controlled stride with quick leg speed, you can improve this through pattern running workouts. These workouts replicate the stopping, starting, planting and cutting from different positions required for soccer.
Sprinting in a match is defined as the highest movement speed attained and also referred to as your top speed. Elite soccer players sprint approximately 15.8% of the total distance covered in a match. The rest comprises of 3/4 pace, jogging, walking, and even standing.
The challenge we face in soccer is combining the worlds of a sprinter and the endurance runner without ever compromising our sharpness.
So set up the cones and fall in love with your sprint workouts.
"May the winds of destiny blow you to the stars".
from : soccermastermind.com
All of the great players can juggle, Ronaldinho, Pele, Zidane, Maradona, Kaka', George Best and the greatest of them all Pele. In fact Pele used a grapefruit before he could afford a real soccer ball!
"No, i can't really remember practicing in my spare time. It's easier to remember the times i didn't practice, and most of those were when i was watching." Pele
If you can improve your juggling, you will definitely :
- Improve your first touch on the ball
- Improve your ball control
- Give you greater confidence when dribbling
- Improve your concentration
- Make you more comfortable and competent when receiving the ball
- Let's get started and get you going
Step 1
- Use a slightly deflated ball
- Start juggling on a hard surface that has a nice even bounce
- Hold the ball with both hands, arms extended at chest height
- Drop the ball and let it bounce one
- Before it bounces again, kick the ball back to chest height and catch it
There, you have done your first juggle, now on to bigger and better things.
The sequence that you just did was called "drop-bounce-kick-catch".
Keep practicing Step 1 using both feet until you can consistently kick the ball back to chest height.
Step 2
You will do a similar exercise to step one, but this time the sequence is "drop-bounce-kick-bounce-kick-catch".
That's right, all we have done is increase the number of kicks to 2 using the same foot.
Keep practicing Step 2 until you can do it consistently.
Step 3
We are now at the stage where we should be able to repeat the "kick-bounce-kick" sequence as many times as possible.
We will continue as we did in Step 1 and Step 2, but this time try to kick the ball to the same height that it was dropped from. Stay within a square that is 5 yards by 5 yards.
Step 4
Now for something a bit more challenging.
We will repeat Step 1, but this time we do not let the ball bounce.
So, the sequence is "drop-kick-catch".
Keep practicing Step 4 using both feet until you can consistently kick the ball back to chest height.
Step 5
You guessed it, Step 5 is similar to Step 4, but with an extra kick.
So, the sequence is "drop-kick-kick-catch".
Keep practicing Step 5 using both feet until you can consistently kick the ball back to chest height.
Step 6
You are now ready to do unlimited kicks, using one foot at a time.
So you just repeat the kick-kick sequence.
At this stage you should only use one foot at time. That is to say see how many you can do using only your right foot, and then see how many you can do using your left food. Juggling practice as well as using your feet, you should also include other parts of the body, such as the thigh and the head. When using the thigh, make sure you use the fleshy part of the thigh and NOT your knee.
You will probably find that the thigh is overused, because the thigh is an easier part of the body to juggle with.
Avoid overusing the thigh, just because it easier.
Use a pattern
Rather than aimlessly juggling, using patterns is a far better way to improve, so use patterns like (example) :
- Left foot
- Left thigh
- Head
- Right thigh
- Right foot
- Repeat 1 to 5
You can make up your own patterns, it is far more beneficial to follow a pattern, that to aimlessly chase a ball around, just trying to keep it in the air.
Keep up the practice and you will definitely improve.
Nb : This tips above is a base for freestyle. You can't do a tricks, if you can't juggle the ball. It's fun to juggle the ball.
Brazilians often relate their soccer to music, and have great rhythm when running and dribbling with the ball. The way to achieve this rhythm is to keep your upper body relaxed. This allows you to be flexible and helps you have much better upper body movements for deceiving the opposition. If you maintain a stiff body posture, your movements will be stiff and not really deceptive at all.
A really good tip to get a "looser" upper torso while training dribbling is to encourage your body to open your hands and keep your hands wrists "floppy". By doing this, the upper torso becomes loose and flexible, which in turn will lead to better upper body movement for body fakes. For instance, if you try dipping your shoulder one way and then going the other way, the "dip" will be far more effective with a loose upper torso, and therefore far more likely to deceive the defender.
To emphasize the point, make a fist with both hands and clench your fists tight. Now try moving your upper body and you should notice how stiff and awkward it is.
Now try the same with loose floppy wrists. See the difference?
Secret #1 for dribbling is to keep your upper torso relaxed and keeping your hands open and floppy
When dribbling it is more effective to be "small". The reason for this is similar to the reason for the first tip. By keeping small and close to the ground with your legs slightly bent, you will have greater mobility and able to twist and turn to deceive the defenders more easily.
To emphasize the point, stand straight up with rigid legs. Now try and deceive a defender by lunging one way and then going the other direction. Now try it with the legs bent and in a more relaxed fashion. See the difference?
Secret #2 for dribbling is to keep your knees slightly bent and keeping close to the ground
Stand small not tall. Here's a drill to help with this and you can incorporate both secrets into this drill.
Dribble the ball around with 15 seconds or whatever you want, then you must stop the ball "dead" using the knee.
Stopping the ball with the knee automatically achieves two things :
- Get you to lower your body by bending your knee, getting your body low to the ground (coiled and ready to accelerate).
- Forces the shoulder to dip and makes the upper torso turn.
Note : This is important to help deceive your opponents when faking to go one way before exploding in the other direction.
During the practice alternate knees, try double touches, right, left and continue dribbling, vary pace of the exercise.
It's fun and productive, and it works!
Nb : I learned dribbling from this tip above and with some additional practice, it really works for me!
Namun, seandainya tidak mendapat halangan maka keluar meninggalkan gawang adalah penting, karena ketika kiper maju untuk menyongsong bola yang di bawa penyerang lawan dapat memperkecil sudut tembak dan mengurangi kesempatan mencetak gol. Hal ini hanya dapat di capai dengan keberanian dan kegesitan luar biasa sang kiper yang maju mendekati bola. Daerahnya harus di amankan dengan sigap selagi bola jauh dari jangkauan kaki penyerang lawan yang maju tersebut.
Konsentrasi penuh akan tugas dan tanggung jawab adalah vital. Seandainya seorang kiper sudah lama tidak aktif kemudian main lagi, maka mungkin diminta untuk mengambil keputusan apakah masih mampu berdiri di tiang mistar atau tidak.
80% tugas seorang kiper adalah memungut bola tanpa mendapat gangguan yang serius. Apabila tiba waktunya melayani bola, gerakkanlah tubuh anda ke belakang bola dan perhatian anda tidak boleh lepas dari bola. Sedikit saja konsentrasi hilang, maka dapat membuka suatu peluang terciptanya gol (Blunder), meskipun datangnya bola tidak membahayakan.
Sebagai contoh yang baik tentang pengertian keseimbangan daapt kita lihat pada Olimpiade Munich 1972. Bintang baru lahir dari dunia senam, yaitu pesenam cilik berusia 12 tahun yang bernama Olga Korbut. Dengan keterampilannya yang memesona, lemah lembut dan peragaan keseimbangan membuat namanya melangit dalam semalam.
Secara pelan namun pasti, klub-klub sepakbola dan futsal mulai menerapkan latihan keseimbangan badan bagi para pemainnya. Contoh pemain yang memiliki keseimbangan yang sangat baik dapat kita lihat pada diri Messi, Kaka', Johan Cruyff, Kevin Keegan, Maradona, Ronaldinho, Zidane, George Best, Falcao (Futsal), Fernandao (Futsal), Touzani (Futsal) dsb.
Mungkin menurut anda atau kebanyakan orang akan menilai bahwa pemain sepakbola yang memiliki postur tubuh yang tinggi tidak memiliki kesimbangan yang baik, INI SALAH!!!
Mari kita lihat Ibrahimovic (1,95 m), C. Ronaldo (1,88 m), Peter Osgood (2,10), Maicon (1,88 m) dan Luca Toni (1,98 m). Mereka adalah contoh pemain yang memiliki postur yang tinggi, tapi keseimbangan badannya sangat baik.
Dengan memiliki keseimbangan yang baik, kita memiliki banyak keuntungan, seperti untuk melambungkan bola terlihat enteng saja seperti tidak menggunakan tenaga sedikit pun dan mampu menerobos pertahanan lawan lalu kemudian dengan cepat meloloskan diri dan meninggalkan pemain belakang lawan, serta membuat gerakan tipu dengan menggoyangkan sedikit bahunya lalu melewati pemain lawan.
Cara melatih keseimbangan :
Luwes
Sudah tentu anda harus luwes, terutama dalam bergerak. Sebelum anda melatih keseimbangan tubuh anda, pelajari bentuk tubuh anda dahulu. Tubuh anda harus tegap, tidak bongkok dan berdiri lurus.
Skipping
Lakukan juga skipping, loncat pada dua kaki, lalu satu kaki dan lakukan gerakan bervariasi. Cobalah melakukan skipping mengikuti irama radio atau musik.
Jumping (Meloncat)
Setelah melakukan skipping, lakukan jumping. Meloncat dengan satu kaki sejauh 2 meter, lalu balik pada arah yang lainnya. Lakukan lagi dengan mengganti kaki kanan dan kiri, setiap 1 meter. Melompat kesamping, mundur, melompat melewati bola atau garis pada tanah, buat variasi loncatan dan praktekkan terus tanpa bosan.
Bahkan Pele bisa Juggling dengan menggunakan 1 biji buah anggur dan Zlatan Ibrahimovic Juggling menggunakan permen karet, Anda tak percaya, PERCAYALAH!!!
Sebenarnya, Juggling merupakan permainan bola dengan menendang bola ke atas. Bila anda melakukan sebuah trick, maka itu disebut Freestyle.
Juggling penting untuk dilatih, karena melatih Keseimbangan, Confidence, Ketenangan dan Feeling. 4 Aspek tersebut merupakan hal dasar yang sangat sangat dibutuhkan, terutama bila anda ingin menjadi pemain sepak bola kelas dunia. Saya sarankan untuk melatih Juggling bola. Mulai dengan yang simple-simple saja, menendang bola dengan satu kaki secara pelan-pelan kemudian kalau sudah lancer, ganti dengan kaki yang satu lagi. Bila semua sudah terbiasa, gunakan kedua kaki anda dan tendang bola pelan-pelan secara bergantian.
Bila anda mau menaikkan level anda, maka cobalah lakukan beberapa trick, tapi ingat, ANDA HARUS PELAJARI DASARNYA DULU. Banyak trick yang dapat anda lakukan, seperti ATW, ATM, Crossover, Hop The World, etc. Saya sendiri dapat melakukan 14 trick, dan sekarang saya sedang belajar untuk mempelajari trick baru.
Call this the Best Soccer Dribbling Drill is a big statement, but this is one drill that I have used over and over again because
* It is fun
* It is competitive
* It is challenging
* It teaches the players how to look for space and exploit it
When I first started using this drill, I was astounded that the players prefer this to a game. Believe it or not, its true, that my players have demanded to play this drill rather than have a game
One of the many challenges for coaches of junior soccer is getting players to have an awareness of what is going on around them while they have the ball at their feet.
This is one of two drills that I have used time and time again to teach players to keep their heads up whilst dribbling, and has always been fun for the players as well as teaching valuable skills.
This drill is so much better than have players dribble in and out of cones as it will teach them to get a feel for the ball and a feel for the space near them that they can exploit
The players find this particular drill quite challenging, and the competitive nature of the drill ensures enthusiastic participation
Organization
* Mark out a square about 20 yards by 20 yards (the size of the square depends on the number of players, and their age)
* Have half the players on one side of the square with a ball each. These players are the Attackers
* Have the other half of the players spread out in the square. These players are Crabs
* The players in the square have to sit down and support themselves with their hands. These players are the Crabs and can walk around using their hands and feet
On the coaches command each player dribbles to the opposite side and stops the ball on the line opposite them. "The Crabs" try and get the ball off the Attackers and if they do so the Attacker becomes a Crab The game keeps going until there is only one Attacker left, who is the winner.
Its a simple but effective way to make players
* dribble with their heads up
* get past the defenders(Crabs)
* avoid colliding with each other
as they travel across the square
You can have a tremendous amount of fun with this drill and teach a number of important aspects of dribbling with the ball.
A side effect is that the Crabs will also learn the importance of teamwork to deny attackers space and dispose them of the ball, so it really is a win-win situation!
NB : Actually, i didn't write this tip/article, but i got this tip/article when my coach taught this and gave it to me.
Sebelum kita membicarakan praktek menembak/shooting, terlebih dahulu kita melakukan beberapa latihan tertentu, yang dapat meningkatkan tenaga dan percaya diri. Terlebih dahulu kita berlatih membentuk otot paha yang kuat, lalu baru otot badan yang tangguh. Sekumpulan otot diatas lutut sangat penting dalam memberikan bantuan tenaga yang besar pada tenaga anda. Otot-otot ini dapat diperkuat dengan latihan mengangkat sepatu yang diperberat, baik dengan cara mengangkatnya langsung, maupun dengan duduk di kursi atau meja dan meluruskan kaki. Alternatif lain adalah lari/jogging, namun kemajuan yang dicapai hanya sedikit.
Latihan dengan melompat-lompat juga bisa, dan jumlah lompatan berangsur-angsur ditambah. Anda dapat pula menaruh sekantong pasir pada kaki untuk menambah daya penahan. Berikan perhatian khusus pada tehnik menembak, barulah kemudian melakukan suatu tendangan yang khusus, seperti tendangan melengkung (Banana Shoot).
Kaki yang tidak menendang harus ditempatkan di samping bola, dan dengan lunak dilengkungkan apabila anda berancang-ancang untuk menendang bola. Pusat penglihatan anda pada bola sampai pada saat beraksi. Umumnya, orang-orang biasa akan mengangkat kepalanya, melihat kemana tendangannya berakhir, bahkan sebelum mereka menendang bola secara bersih. Dan jangan pula memulai latihan menembak dengan serta merta melepaskan tendangan sekuat tenaga anda ke gawang, tapi mulailah dengan tenang, perlahan-lahan naikkan tenaga untuk tembakan anda.
Coba anda perhatikan, bagaimana pemain-pemain sepakbola atau futsal kelas dunia sedang melakukan shooting/menembak. Seperti itulah, tips atau artikel ini saya buat. Dan dengan sedikit pengalaman saya selama ini. Semoga bermanfaat.
