Is Training Important?

Few would argue that David Beckham is one of the best players in the world. So does he need to train? Does he need coaching? Does he need to practice? The answer is obviously YES! But what for?

To be a Better Player

Regardless of how good your technique is, there is always room for improvement. And especially if we haven't mastered all of the techniques yet then the training ground is the place to be. You will always learn far more in a training session than you do in a match

To Practice

Even when you have mastered a technique, you need to practice it continually to remain competent. We all know that David Beckham can take free kicks. But he still practices free kicks every day in training. That way it becomes a natural thing to him, and he doesn't need to think much about it. That's where you need to aim to be. In training, you need to practice all of the techniques you know as well as learning new ones.

To Keep Fit

Fitness is a very important part of playing football. You can't expect to just turn up on a Saturday and play for half an hour if that's all the exercise you get all week. Training helps to improve your fitness, your speed, your strength and your stamina.

To Build a Team Spirit

You need to know the people that you are playing with. You need to know how they play, what their strengths and weakness are and how they think. However, we will keep it simple to start with and be happy if everyone knows everyone else's name! Being together each week on the training field allows you to meet your team mates and enables a team spirit to develop.

So Training is Important!

For us to develop as a team and as individual players, it is very important that you come to training whenever possible.