Do your kids right with both hands?
Development - Dribbling with only one foot
- Thread starter rainbow_unicorn
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I am "right-handed", but I CAN write with my left, a skill I practiced while keeping lab notes with my left hand while my right hand was occupied with running lab equipment. My younger son was an ambidextrous writer up through first grade. My father told me he was a natural leftie who was forced to write right-handed in elementary school. Anyone who has two able hands can do it.
Sheriff Joe
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How old is yours?
rainbow_unicorn
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U9. Her goal in life is to own an iPhone.
Plain and simple- If your kid is not at least proficient with their weak foot they will get passed up. Being only a 1 footed player wastes time and complicated an already challenging game.
You do not and usually will not be equal footed but you better be comfortable with both feet to play at the higher levels.
Will most favor a foot- of course. You should be able to collect across your body with both feet, dribble with both, give accurate one and two touch passing with both feet and be able to effectively (not as powerfully) strike the ball on frame with both feet if you want to play at the higher levels.
Are there exceptions- yes but for a large majority both feet matter.
You do not and usually will not be equal footed but you better be comfortable with both feet to play at the higher levels.
Will most favor a foot- of course. You should be able to collect across your body with both feet, dribble with both, give accurate one and two touch passing with both feet and be able to effectively (not as powerfully) strike the ball on frame with both feet if you want to play at the higher levels.
Are there exceptions- yes but for a large majority both feet matter.
NoGoal
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My son is a true lefty and my DD writes left, but her strong foot is her right. My wife and I are both right handed, go figure.
In my son's early club-soccer days, his biggest teammate was a natural rightie who played soccer left-footed and baseball as throw-right, bat-left. The kid who scored most of the goals was tall, fast and had no idea that he could touch the ball with his left foot.
Sheriff Joe
DA
Oh, then you still have control of everything, mine is 14 and is a little more difficult then the good old days when she was 9. Enjoy it while you can and get back to me in a few years. LOL
My kid is both footed by birth, not design. We didn't know that this was rare or desired until we started to see a pattern from
coaches or parents. Usually went like this:
1. Oh, your kid is a lefty. cool. 2. Wait, your kid is a righty??? Both??? 3. After seeing my kid, coaches always ask my kid: which is your strong
foot? My kid answers both. I can use either one. Coach: Which position do you play? Kid: Left, right, center. I can play all positions.
Where I am going with this is that my kid can play either side left or right wing or center. Can take the corners,pk, fk, on either foot.
Can be moved around and subbed in/out. Flexibility and more PT. Injured players? No problem. Move over from left to right to center.
This is mostly by birth. If both footed could be taught or learned, then why not?
coaches or parents. Usually went like this:
1. Oh, your kid is a lefty. cool. 2. Wait, your kid is a righty??? Both??? 3. After seeing my kid, coaches always ask my kid: which is your strong
foot? My kid answers both. I can use either one. Coach: Which position do you play? Kid: Left, right, center. I can play all positions.
Where I am going with this is that my kid can play either side left or right wing or center. Can take the corners,pk, fk, on either foot.
Can be moved around and subbed in/out. Flexibility and more PT. Injured players? No problem. Move over from left to right to center.
This is mostly by birth. If both footed could be taught or learned, then why not?