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FEATURES:
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YOUR GAME OF
FOOTBALL
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SOCCER SCORI NG
OPPORTUNI TI ES

FOOTBALL ENHANCEMENT
BY: Nick Baumler

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"He was kind of angry. He

doesn't want to go out a loser."
- DeSean Jackson

Th er e ar e m an y w ays t o in cr ease playin g t im e in f oot ball gam es. On e of t h e

m ain t h in gs you sh ou ld do is alw ays t r y you r best , an d give m axim u m ef f or t n o
m at t er w h at h appen s. You r m ain f ocu s du r in g pr act ice sh ou ld be ef f or t . If you
give m axim u m ef f or t in pr act ice, you w ill gain playin g t im e as you go. Ru n you r
h ar dest , play you r best , an d t r y as h ar d as you can an d you w ill be su ccessf u l.

Ever y player h as t o h ave good f oot w or k t h at can be im pr oved on as you go. Th e

best t h in g t o pr act ice f oot w or k is a ladder . You can do dif f er en t m an eu ver s an d
get f ast er an d f ast er , an d t h e n ext t h in g you k n ow , you ar e ligh t n in g on t h e f ield.
Also, f oot w or k h elps you get f ast er an d m or e agile w h ich is alw ays good. On e of
t h e best dr ills f or a w ide r eceiver , f r om per son al exper ien ce, is cat ch in g m u lt iple
t en n is balls qu ick ly. It h elps h an d m ovem en t an d f ocu s , an d can r eally h elp you r
cat ch in g in t h e f u t u r e. Pr act ice r eally does m ak e per f ect !

An ot h er pr act ice is t o st ay ph ysical. St ayin g ph ysically can h elp you get bet t er at
t ack lin g, an d be m or e con f iden t on t h e f ield. You can h it w it h you r t eam m at e, bu t
t r y n ot t o h it as h ar d as you can , becau se you don?t w an t you r t eam m at e go get
h u r t . All in all, f oot ball is a h ar d spor t an d r equ ir es h ar d w or k an d dedicat ion .
On e m ajor t h in g t o h elp you r per f or m an ce is t o eat w ell, m ain ly bef or e a gam e.
You w ill f eel a lot bet t er , an d you w on?t be slu ggish . All of t h ese t ech n iqu es ar e
f r om pr ior exper ien ce of f oot ball f r om m e.

3 | Ou t d oor M agazi n e Oct 20 16

" Soccer"

How t o Cr eat e Scor in g Oppor t u n it ies in

Soccer . By: M an n y Sm it h
Th er e ar e m an y w ays t o scor e goals. Th er e ar e on ly a
f ew w ays t o scor e goals t h e r igh t w ay. In t h is ar t icle I
w ill t ell you t h e secr et s of a su ccessf u l f in ish er . Do
you w an t t o be as good as M essi an d Ron aldo? Follow
t h ese easy st eps on h ow t o im pr ove you r gam e an d
m ay im pr ove you r ch an ces of lan din g a spot on t h e
t op t eam .
Fir st of f is k n ow in g w h at is h appen in g bef or e it is
act u ally h appen in g. Bein g pr oact ive is you r gr eat est
w eapon on t h e f ield. Bein g on e st ep ah ead of you r
oppon en t is gam e br eak in g. If you ?r e on e st ep ah ead
of you r oppon en t you ar e goin g t o leave t h em in t h e
du st on t h e f ield. Ways you can pr act ice t h is sim ple
bu t h ar d sk ill is t o k eep you r h ead on a sw ivel. Alw ays
be on t h e look ou t f or passin g lan es. Do n ot w ait t o
k n ow w h at you ar e goin g t o do af t er you r eceive t h e
ball. Th is a good r u le of t h u m b f or scor in g goals.

Ar gu ably

t h e m ost im por t an t
t h in g in all of soccer is
f u n dam en t als. M ak e su r e you
n ail passin g accu r acy an d f ir st
t ou ch . Solid f u n dam en t als ar e
t h e door w ay t o bein g
su ccessf u l. If you r t eam can
con n ect m u lt iple passes in a
r ow a t em po w ill be bu ilt an d
t h e scor in g cr eat ivit y w ill open
u p. Pr act ice passin g again st a
w all back in g u p as you com plet e
each pass. Pr act ice ju gglin g t oo.
If You do t h is con sist en t ly you
w ill be su ccessf u l.
Last ly, cr eat e passin g pat t er n s
in t h e oppon en t 's ot h er h alf .
Rem em ber , t h is is a t eam ef f or t
an d ever ybody is a piece of t h e
pu zzle. You r coach w ill discu ss
passin g pat t er n s lik e an over lap, Here are t he p ict ures of t w o of t he great est p layers in
a m ovem en t of t h e ball u sin g
t he en t ire w orld.
t h e m idf ielder s, or even a cr oss Aut hor: Man n y Sm it h
an d a f in ish . Ball m ovem en t is
also ver y im por t an t . Soccer is an
ever f low in g gam e t h at in volves
m an y m ovin g pieces an d
im pr ovisat ion . Bu ildin g h abit s
an d adapt in g is ver y im por t an t .
If you st ick t o t h ese t ips, you
w ill be ver y su ccessf u l.

5 | Ou t d oor M agazi n e Oct 20 16

How t o Have t h e Per f ect Fr eest yle Sw im m in g

St r ok e
Au t h or : Kam r yn Wasch er
Hi! I absolu t ely love sw im m in g. It ?s m y lif e. I
h ave lot s of dif f er en t t ips f or you gu ys on
h ow t o h ave t h e per f ect f r eest yle sw im m in g
st r ok e. Now I h ave t o adm it t h at I am n ot an
exper t sw im m er , bu t I am a r eally good on e.
I h ave been sw im m in g f or aw h ile an d
gat h er ed som e t ips t oget h er over t im e, som e
ar e m y ow n bu t t h e r est ar e f r om ot h er
people t h at I believe w ill h elp you w in you r
r ace. On e t ip t h at I believe r eally cou n t s is
t h e posit ion you r h ead is at . Th e w ay you r
h ead is det er m in es h ow t h e r est of you r
body r eact s. You n eed t o m ak e su r e t h at
you r h ead is f acin g dow n , let t in g you r
h air lin e r est on t h e w at er in f r on t of you .
You n eed t o m ak e su r e t h at you r body is
r elaxed an d n ot all st if f . Also k ey w it h you r
h ead posit ion , m ak e su r e t h at you r ar en?t
m ovin g you r h ead at all except w h en you r
ar e m ovin g you r h ead sidew ays t o br eat h . If
you look f or w ar d t o f ar w it h you r h ead, t h en
you w ill slow you r self dow n t oo m u ch . We
don?t w an t t h at . Th e secon d t ip t h at I h ave
f or you is, w h en you ar e sw im m in g, t o
st r et ch ou t you r st r ok es. I h ave a h abit of
cu t t in g m y st r ok es sh or t , bu t w h en I do
st r et ch t h em ou t , I alw ays go w ay f ast er .
St r et ch in g ou t you r st r ok es is ver y
im por t an t w h en sw im m in g. If you cu t you
st r ok es t o sh or t , you w on?t go as f ar . Wh en
you st r et ch f or w ar d an d pu ll, you ar e pu llin g
you r self acr oss t h e w at er m or e t h an you
w ou ld w it h sh or t er st r ok es. Wh en you ar e
sw im m in g, also m ak e su r e t h at you r ar e
r ot at in g you r sh ou lder as you go st r et ch it .
Th e t h ir d t ip t h at I h ave f or you is r ot at in g
you r body.

Wh en r ot at in g you r body, you

ar e h elpin g you r self pu ll acr oss
t h e w at er m or e. It allow s you t o
st r et ch you r ar m ou t m or e t o
pu ll. Alt h ou gh you ar e r ot at in g
you r body, you n eed t o m ak e
su r e you k eep you r h ead st ill lik e
it s br ok en an d you can?t m ove it .
Th e last t ip t h at I h ave f or you
gu ys is you r f lip t u r n . If you ar e
on ly doin g 25s r igh t n ow t h en
don?t w or r y abou t t h is. If you ar e
doin g 50s an d above t h en r ead
abou t t h is. Wh en you ar e
com in g u p t o t h e w all, w ait an d
st op abou t 2 t o 3 f eet f r om it an d
do a f r on t f lip. Un less you h ave a
n ose clip on , m ak e su r e you ar e
blow in g ou t t h r ou gh you r n ose
t o m ak e su r e you don?t get w at er
u p it an d you ch ok e (I lear n ed
t h at t h e h ar d w ay). M ak e su r e
you also don?t h it you r h ead.
On ce you do you r f u ll f lip, you
n eed t o posit ion you r f eet
sidew ays on t h e w all an d pu sh
of f . You n eed t o posit ion you r
body so t h at w h en you pu sh of f ,
you r ar en?t goin g all over t h e
place an d you ar e sw im m in g
st r aigh t ou t . On ce you pu sh of f
st ar t k ick in g you r f eet an d st ar t
sw im m in g again .

"You can't put a limit on

anything. The more you
dream, the farther you
get." -Michael Phelps
"I won't predict
anything
historic. But
nothing is
impossible."
-Michael Phelps

"If you want to

be the best, you
have to do things
that other people
aren't willing to
do." -Michael
Phelps

"Swimming is
normal for me. I'm
relaxed. I'm
comfortable, and I
know my
surroundings. It's
my home" -Michael
Phelps

Chelsea recap - Tim Turner

: Chelsea are back on top

of the table with 37 points
after a Meaningful win
against West Bromwich
Albion. West Bromwich
Albion Really tried to upset
chelsea but nobody could
stop 6?2?Spanish freak

coming down from the

right flank. W est Brom
were nearly about to score
with a bad clearance from
David Luiz the brazilian
center back
miscommunicated with
teammate Gary Cahill and

with a extraordinary strike

hitting the top left bin

missed the clearance

luck ily Belgium goalie

Thibaut Cour t ois made
a game changing save.
Twent y seven minut es in
and Kant e near ly hit
goal f r om 35 feet out
sadly t he ball got
def lect ed and went out
of play. Sixt y four
minut es in and west
Br om had anot her
chance w it h a cr oss in
f r om t he lef t f lank only
t o be clear ed by Cahill
again. Now we ar e at t he
75t h minut e wher e ar e
her o diego cost a comes
in f r om t he r ight f lank
scor es t op r ight and w ins
t he game chelsea 1 west
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