Archive for July, 2009

The United States has a huge range of resorts across the country spread out over the northern eastern states, the central Rocky Mountain states and the north-western states. Beware, many are low grade and are simple operated for the colour of money. The usual snowboarding season lasts from November until mid-April, with a few northern areas staying open until mid-May. The country’s resorts are generally much smaller than their European counterparts. However, the Rocky Mountains do have peaks that rise up to 3,000 metres.

Jackson Hole

The combination of the terrain and snowfall is second to none as Jackson’s slopes rise up out of the Snake River valley in what seems like a sheer wall. North America’s highest continuous vertical drop (over 4,000ft) can also be found here, a fantastic range of terrain – including couloirs, cliff-bands, open bowls and trees – and a snowfall average of 369 inches during an average winter. Perhaps the best thing about the resort is its very own ski and snowboard school. The instructors here do seem to have an extra spark which makes learning for beginners much more enjoyable. To get the best of them, sign up for one of the Steep and Deep camps.

Aspen

Famous the world over for its skiing, the snowboarding is pretty good here too. The only problem is the lack of wide, high, open bowls for free-riding – and the relatively low snowfall for the Rockies. It is still comparable to the best in the Alps, but 256 inches isn’t much compared with Snowbird’s 466 inches. To give yourself the highest possible chance of scoring perfect powder, heading to Utah or Wyoming could be the best bet.

Let us suppose that 50% of the soccer coaching drills have focused on perfecting the trapping skills of their players. You’ll easily reject it as a silly assumption. But No! Research shows that trapping along with passing and dribbling skills alone decide whether your team is capable of winning matches or not.

Trapping is the ability of the players to intercept the ball and then keep it near their body. Such soccer exercises allow players to use thighs, feet and chest in doing so.

You must acquaint your players with this skill of trapping the ball. If not, they will never really be in control of the game because everything else comes after trapping the ball. Below mentioned methods can be used to teach trapping skills to the players.

Use your feet: As a coach, you must teach the basic lesson of using the feet to maneuver the ball. Especially with younger players in kids soccer drills, it is important to make them use the inside of their foot. It is emphasized for the reason that inside area of the foot is big enough to catch hold of the ball.

In soccer coaching drills, players can be taught to use the instep or crown of the foot along with entire foot when the players are senior and established. When the ball is hopping too much, tell them to employ the most favorable trick of using their shin or ankle.