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around the ball to disguise the direction you plan
to go.” It could also be described as: “using the
different surfaces of your feet to control the ball.”
Being a good soccer player involves more than
just being able to kick the ball. Being able to con-
trol the ball allows you and your team more time
to develop the perfect play.
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of surprise.
Footwork
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Set up two cones 10 yards apart.
5 mins: d
 ribble between cones cutting with the
inside of your left foot
5 mins: d
 ribble between cones cutting with the
inside of your right foot
5 mins: d
 ribble between cones cutting with the
outside of your left foot
5 mins: dribble between cones cutting with the
outside of your right foot
� Know what it is. � Have fun.
Abba means father or daddy in
Aramaic. And it’s what God allows us
to call Him. See Galatians 4:6.
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Sleep Study
Read Through
the Bible
To know God the Father in an
intimate relationship, you have
to spend time with Him and
know what’s important to Him.
One way to do that is to read
His Word. Our suggestions
will help you read through the
Bible in a year.
• Ezra 1–Nehemiah 6
• Acts 1–7
Learning to let go, trust
God, and relax is something
you learn over a lifetime.
But you can do something
about getting a good night’s
sleep now. Like:
• Develop a bedtime
routine. Doing the same
things each night forms a
habit and tells your body
it’s time to wind down.
• Have a bedtime. Yes,
you’re almost grown, but
bedtime is still important.
Get up at the same time,
too. It helps!
• Exercise in the after-
noon. Exercise is always
good, but exercising in the
afternoon will help your
sleep patterns.
who’s
playi ng?
Tournaments
leading up to the
2010 World Cup
include:
• FIFA U-20 World
Cup: Sept. 24–
Oct. 16 in Egypt
• FIFA U-17 World
Cup: Oct. 24–Nov.
15 in Nigeria
• FIFA Beach
­Soccer World
Cup: Nov. 16-22
in United Arab
Emirates
Players with great foot skills stand out, but we
hope you’re playing because you love the sport
and enjoy the challenge.
To dig deeper into who God
the Father is and how to
pursue His ways, read:
John 16:27-28
Ephesians 1:3-14
Philippians 3:12-21
Psalm 63:1-3
Matthew 6:32-33
Hebrews 11:6
Your ability to disguise the direction you plan
to go is one of your greatest weapons in soccer.
It has everything to do with the development of
your foot skills. Players such as David Beckham
and Ronaldinho are fun to watch because of their
highly developed foot skills. Moves like the scissor
and step-over are deadly weapons on the soccer
field. They come from developing foot skills.
t’s summer and that means more time for
soccer for a lot of you. It’s no secret that foot
skills are important in the game of soccer.
As a middle school soccer coach, one of the first
things I look at during try-outs is a player’s foot
skills—how they handle the ball with their feet.
And you can bet that if I’m evaluating a player
on his or her footwork, so are other coaches
around the country. So maybe you want to take
your soccer game up a notch this summer? One
way to do so is to use your time off from school
to work on the fundamentals of footwork.
Tim Betts, a former assistant coach for Trevecca
Nazarene University and a current staff coach
for Brentwood Soccer Club in Brentwood, Tenn.,
defines foot skills as “movements of your feet
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life essentials
journal: Week of july 5
Th e answe r you ne e d to h ear:
How do I let go and relax?
Remember the Sabbath? The Fourth
Commandment requires us to take time
out of our week for a sabbath for rest. This
is an act of obedience on our part, but also
an acknowledgement on God’s part that
sometimes we just need to slow down and
by Greg Joiner
relax. So, He instructed us to take time to
enjoy Him and the blessings He’s given us.
But how do you put a little sabbath into every
day? Here’s how:
Spend time seeking God. Spending time
worshiping, praying, reading the Bible, and
listening for God’s wisdom and direction
gives a sense of peace and a clarity that can
be found nowhere else. Then, enjoy life.
God is glorified when we enjoy the world He
created and the relationships He’s given us.
Take time to rest and be realistic about
learning to let go. Take a few minutes every
day or set aside one evening per week to
simply rest. Once this habit has been
established, it will be hard to break. Our
bodies and souls were designed to need and
desire rest. Don’t let your life run you!
by Rachel Carrozziere
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