I'm in my 20s, am fit, but haven't played since i was 14 in school and can't dribble for my lifehow do i get good enough to join a local team? i'm afraid of embarrassing myselfpic unrelated
>>158521202Just run hard bro Be that guy that doesn't stop Work rate heals all wounds
>>158521231Work rate is the solace of the unloved No one can say anything bad about you if you're in all places on the field all at once, effort always wins in all cases
Work rate is your sanctuary, a lifeline when the entire world left you to die. Work rate is you refusing to die.
>>158521202At that level its literally fitness. if you're fit, you're competitive. Do yourself a favour and play 5 and side or something. Running on a full size pitch is pure aids
>>158521280Would doing 5k runs to prepare be a good idea then?
>>158521351No. A 5k is nothing like repeated sprints in game. Run in game don't waste your time with stupid shit
>>158521202What position do you intend to play?Fitness is important, but unless you're playing against total bozos, there is a concept of "match fitness": decision-making, positioning, and so onDribbling isn't super important as long as you have okay ball control in a straight line ... unless you want to be a winger or maybe a striker
>>158521202Can only speak on 30-40k smallish towns in the USA but if can handle cardio the soccer league im in is always desperate for bodies and its assumed all newpeople suck until proven otherwise. Just make sure to do coed if thats a thing over there, the athletic women in shortshorts kinda calm the guys down and so its not as serious and nobody actually cares about winning/losing and they care more about not looking ike a douchebag tool, ive seen a lotta fights in the guysonly league and only a few in the coed. Coed is full of mistakes and kicking the ball out of bounds and nobody cares
>>158521351definitely not, do sprints instead of long distance running. Arsene Wenger was one of the first to change this in English football, philosophy is that there's no need run much farther than the longest sprint you would do in a game, focusing on explosivity and growing fast twitch muscles. If you're not used to doing sprints don't start too hard and always warm up, otherwise you might get injured.However if you're already fit and have the opportunity to practice with a ball, that's what you want to do, practice ball control and kicking the ball. Most importantly tho if you're serious, don't go around waiting, just ask if you can join a practice session at a team in the lowest amatuer division. That's the best way to improve, and you'll also discover faster if it works out or not.
