U.S. Soccer and EA Sports Launch Free Online Soccer Resource For Youth and Coaches
U.S. Soccer have partnered to develop this fantastic resource which provides technical instruction and basic drills for soccer players age 8 to 12 years old.
CHICAGO (Aug. 19, 2009) – U.S. Soccer and EA SPORTS have teamed up to introduce EA SPORTS Interactive Training, a free, online tutorial that uses EA SPORTS technology to help train the soccer stars of the future. This interactive resource, available at www.EASPORTSinteractivetraining.com employs the EA SPORTS soccer game engine to illustrate U.S. Soccer’s coaching book “Best Practices for Coaching Soccer in the United States” which serves as the sport’s definitive player development guidelines. John Hackworth, U.S. Soccer Development Academy Technical Director and U.S. Men’s National Team Assistant Coach, introduces each video segment with expert coaching advice for players ages 8-12 and their coaches to help them improve real-world techniques.
Specific features of EA SPORTS Interactive Training include:
· Six videos focused on drills – Passing, Dribbling, Heading, Shooting, Receiving and Defending
· Three levels of complexity for each video module
· Expert instruction from John Hackworth, U.S. Soccer Development Academy Technical Director and U.S. Men’s National Team Assistant Coach
Given the insatiable appetite EA SPORTS is seeing for digital content among youth demographics globally, this online resource is likely to resonate with young players and help U.S. Soccer in its mission to help continue the development of soccer at all recreational and competitive levels. Since last June, more than 500 million online game sessions of EA SPORTS games have been played, and more than 2 million game highlight videos have been uploaded to EA SPORTS websites.
To experience EA SPORTS Interactive Training, log on to www.EASPORTSinteractivetraining.com.
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Just remember it’s for 8-12 year olds.