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Sunday, November 30, 2014

You Don't Need Much Space

      Most people these days think you need a whole field or court to practice your favorite sport. For everyone that plays on a team have you had a teammate that says they don't practice outside of team practice because they don't have time; then they make the excuse that they don't have any room? Your coach responds well you only need a 4x4 area to play in. In the book Why Soccer Matters by Pele he lets us know from his experience you do not need much space to get better and to practice what you love. He says, "These were soccer fundamentals at their most basic: dribbling, shooting, passing the ball back and forth. We didn't have to the city's soccer field most of the time, so we used the space available, which consisted of our tiny yard and the street outside." (Pele 13)

     Pele lived in a small City called Três Corações, Brazil where his dad nicknamed Dondinho taught him everything he needed to know in the small space they had. Pele went on to say on the next page, "Maybe because of the small space we played in-on the streets of Bauru, and in the yards and alleys."(Pele 14) This not only shows that you don't need a large space but that you can play almost anywhere. I take this message from him as if you want to get better you have to show dedication to the sport and be willing to make due with what you have in a certain situation.

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  1. Noah - you will need to up the quality of your posts in the next few. Make certain to include more specific details about how you applied this information. Also, you need to integrate photographs of YOU doing this activity and a question to help foster discussion.

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    1. Thanks for the advice i will try to incorporate that into my next blogs

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  2. What are some of the things that you do when you only have a small space? There's always juggling, but that gets old after a while. There are a tons of different footwork-type skills to work on, and if you're lucky enough to have a rebounder you can work on your shots. I'm just wondering if your book mentioned anything specific...something new or different than the stuff we're already doing.

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    1. There is not a lot you can do in the first place but work on your touches which can help you on the field. You are limited in a small space because you cant pass or run. There was nothing specific in the book about what you can do but you can always find ideas online.

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