Q&A for How to Get Better at Soccer

Try to practice every day. The more time you spend with a soccer ball, whether it's playing games or doing drills, the better you'll become.

Foods high in fiber and lean proteins make for a strong body. Also be sure to stay hydrated with water consume plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables each day.

Of course. You have to practice anything you want to get better at.

As hard as it may be, put your career/future health as your priority. One game can hardly be more important than that.

Run about a mile every day and keep improving your time. You can also try running on hills to further improve your endurance.

Practice dribbling and ball control first, and use those skills to bypass the defenders. If there are too many of them, you should pass the ball to another player, and let him cross it over for you.

Talk to your coach and teammates about passing, and keep practicing so you feel less nervous on the field.

Communicate with other defenders and put pressure on the attackers, but don't dive in.

If you want to curl the ball normally, hit it on the side with your inner or outer foot. If you want to curl it during free kicks, hit the bottom side with great pressure for more curve.

Ask them why they don't want you to play and try to find a compromise.

Yes. Follow your dream and work hard. Join your school team or a team in the community where you will have a great coach to help you get better.

Practice a lot and increase your leg strength for more power. Remember to hit the center of the ball with your shoelace.

It's not only about the skill. If you are an offense-minded person, work on creating chances and provide beautiful crosses. If you are better at defense, work on developing a strong body and good decision-making tackles. Skills are not everything, your passion is what counts.

What you want to do is put your tip of your toe right underneath the ball to give it more height. Try practicing your free kicks on a field by yourself.

It depends on what you want to strengthen. Physique wise, it's not a one day thing to accomplish. First, you have to eat healthy. That is a very important factor. Some people go straight to exercising, but that is wrong. When you eat healthily, your body tends to benefit from important nutrients.

You probably just don't want to let the team down or embarrass yourself. Everybody feels that way. Just focus on the game and do your best. Pretend to be confident, even if you don't feel that way.

Work on your footwork with cones. Also, you should always have your eyes open for a pass. If you do happen to find yourself alone on the attack, then you should look for some sort of flick over their head, and beat them with pace. I recommend looking up "Neymar Sombrero Flick".

Slide your foot in a quick movement under the ball and follow through with pace. Don't forget to raise your boot so that it rises.

This may sound like a generic answer, but in order to get better, you have to practice. In soccer, endurance is one of the major keys to being a good player, so I would definitely recommend building your endurance up. Another key to soccer is passing and shooting. Practice passing to players while on the run, and if you don't have anyone to pass to, just kick it against a wall at your house. To get better at shooting, if you can, go to the soccer fields and just shoot at different angles until your foot gets tired, then maybe try shooting with the other foot. Remember, control over the ball is necessary for passing and shooting.

Try to also get some cones and use them as defenders and dribble. Create a wall and practice free kicks. Try to adapt team drills into a single person drill.

Keep playing and practicing. Game situations are different from practice so it may take a while to become a better game player.

Train and practice. Work at getting better. Follow the steps in this article and ask your coach for more tips. The more you practice, the better you will get, and the better you get, the less nervous you will be.

The best way to do this is to not hold onto the ball for too long. When you get the ball, look up and look around for a teammate who's open to pass it to. If you want to dribble past and not get tackled, work on close control and not touching the ball too far in front of you.

Try planting the foot that you don't shoot the ball with in the direction that you want the ball to go to.

Kick a ball against a wall for practice.

Try to kick the very bottom of the ball to lift it up. Practicing your kicking strength will also allow the ball to go higher.

You could go into a large room and practice with your legs and, if you have a mini ball, you could use that to practice your drills.

Wrap your foot around the ball with the inside or outside of your foot, depending on what direction you want it to go. You can get better at this if you practice more to get a more precise curl and become more skilled. You can do it either alone or with a friend.

Exercise. Dance. Breathe deeply. Sleep well. Schedule a "play hour" every day so you can get away from that which is causing you stress.

You need strength training focused on your core and legs.