My son is six
years old. He has been playing soccer since
he was four. He truly enjoys the game and is
self motivated. This past summer he attended
several mini camps and I noticed during
games of “submarine and torpedo” he was a
weak torpedo (kicker). Since I did not play
soccer when I was young, I needed some help
with how to teach a very young player how to
kick a soccer ball. A Yahoo search turned up
Blast The Ball. I watched a sample
video and decided to purchase the video.
From a parent’s
perspective and a coach of very young soccer
players, I think the video has several
important benefits. First, it explains
common errors in kicking (Evolution of the
Soccer kick). I saw these exact errors in my
son’s kicking. Second the video explains in
plain, easy to understand terms (remember I
had no experience playing soccer) the
fundamentals of kicking a soccer ball.
Finally, the video gives easy to implement
drills to help overcome the common errors. I
found the drills easy to use in my back yard
one on one with my son or on the practice
field. Blast The Ball is nicely
illustrated with videos on how to perform
the drills and what proper kicking form
looks like. My son has watched parts of the
video numerous times and I think it helps
him watching slow motion, illustrated videos
on proper kicking techniques.
I would
highly recommend this video for parents and
coaches of younger players so the players
can develop proper form from the beginning
of their interest in soccer. Bad habits are
harder to overcome, so why not start out
teaching proper techniques and form from the
beginning. This video is like having a
master coach help you do this. It is
Definitely a worthwhile investment with
solid returns.
