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Dieters Slim May Be A Little Misleading

Though it is what they want to do Slimming should not be so hard yet there are literally thousands if not millions that could do with shedding a few pounds of unwanted fat. This is personal to me as I have gained and lost many pounds over the years with the help of diets, tonics, programs and even the dreaded exercises.

What does a dieter need to slim?

The most important thing I found I needed to lose weight was a mental picture of what I wanted to look like. This I constantly kept in my mind all the time. It was never exact just really a thought I would think like; " I am trim or I am light or even I look great and thin". Then I had to choose a diet. The truth is there are many many diets that would help anyone slim out there. We all know just by being slimmer it has a great anti aging effect on us. You just need to investigate them to see if they fit into your life and plans and will actually work for you specifically.

What types of diets have worked for you. Please share diets that managed to get you slim so others might find them and benefit.

Monday, April 27, 2009

Easy Soccer Tips For A Good Game

By Steve Miles

Irrespective of what level of soccer you are playing, a few soccer tips for playing a good game can do no harm. Effective and simple communication on the field is very important. Uncomplicated alerts or directions make play easier especially if the game turn out to be on a high level.

A good, successful game of soccer is based on sound communication and proper ball control on the playing field. Once the ball ends up under your control, make use of one or two touches and forward the ball. It is always good to "attack" your playing space if you have control over the ball. With the help of a defender, you can dribble the ball forward until the opponents come too close and let go of the ball rapidly with a good strategy.

A key element of the soccer game is shielding. A large part of winning a soccer game relies on the capability of a team to shield the ball from their opponents. An excellent way of practicing shielding is to designate a small square. One player dribbles the ball in that square while the other player tries to take off the ball. This exercise is perfect to enhance and master different shielding actions.

A simple yet effective way to put a defender coming towards you on halt is to pretend that you intend to take a shot or make a long pass just before you receive the ball. By imitating a fake kick, the opponent running towards you will stop to follow the ball, which you intentionally do not play as he thought you would.

The oldest trick in the book and still working well as new, is to ask you coach to play or practice with experienced players in order for them to rub off some subtle skills on you and your team mates. More experienced players requires a better challenge and demand a better level of performance that requires your team to speed up skills, enforce a stronger game and obtain indispensable advice from their experience that can only be beneficial to your team.

A significant problem young players have and equally difficult to focus on is the ability to be patience. This does not mean that you must try to slow down the game by moving slower or become reluctant. The intention is to let the movement of the ball determine the control you need to take.

Having soccer patience implies that you control the ball with preferably not more than two touches in rapid movements. Your action with the ball needs to be unexpected and unpredictable as much as possible. This will force your opponents to make unpractised and unavoidable changes in their game plan, which can be discouraging at the best of times.

In conclusion, your mental state before and during a game has a significant influence on your performance ability. It is normal for even the most experienced player to feel nervous before any game. Simple strategies like knowing beforehand how you want or would play the ball once you gain control over it, keep your play uncomplicated by keeping "pass and move" in mind and communicate your availability to your team members on the field helps a lot to calm the nerves on the field. Once you make a mistake, let it pass and concentrate on playing better. Think positive and conduct your play with sheer confidence.

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