staying on a soccer team?

Question

I'm on a team were there is always a possibility of being kicked off. what are some tips to help me stay on the team.

Answer 1

you have to make shure you attend each practice and practice at 150% at all times. when they tell you to sprint try to be the first one to finish. and don't be talkin and goofing of at practice or before games.

Answer 2

WELCOME TO SOCCER and sports for that matter. I hear you though. In college I played forward and though I played better than other forwards I was always benched. When one got injured, I played 3 games and scored 4 goals. The other guy got better, i was back in the bench. In the whole season, that guy didn't even score 4 goals. What I'm getting at is that many times things don't seem fair. Unlike you, I had the option to keep warming the bench or quit. I chose to quit, because I thought I was being wasted. You have to either suck it up or talk to your coach. Explain to him/her that you feel you can be of better service to the team if you played a different position. Ask him to try you someplace else during practice and then you both can see if it can work out in a game. Sometimes we don't play the positions we want or feel we are better at. I say, you don't have to be a forward or midfielder if it's not in you. I started playing as a defender at age 8 because I had poor skills. As I got better I moved up to midfield around age 12, then to forward around age 16 to 20. Now I play defense again, because I feel that's where I can play better. I don't suck, I really don't, but I found that with all I know I am a better defender than I am forward or midfielder. I was champion with the teams I played as defender and forward, unfortunately not midfielder though. As far as the drills you do during practice, maybe your coach needs to learn some new ones, but keep in mind that if you do them right they'll help you in the field. American soccer is very particular about ball retention, they don't want you to keep it too long. I think that's ok, but it doesn't allow the player to develop personal style, which is what makes this sport great. finally, don't even tell the coach how to do his/her job, it will not help you. Hope that helps and good luck.

Answer 3

That will be dependent of your position now...and ofcourse play good....see the thing with soccer is not about dribbling: if you can make very accurate, precise passes and also learn to know when a fellow team mate is in better position to receive a pass than another....then i bet a thousand, you'll be in the first eleven of your team

Answer 4

play good