tackling - a warning!

There are two main types of tackling – block tackles and sliding tackles. While there is no doubt that block tackling is an essential element of the game that all children should learn, there is a debate on within the youth soccer community as to when to teach, or even if to teach, slide tackling.

In many youth soccer leagues, (especially in America), slide tackling is not permitted due to the risk of injury, both to the tackler and the one being tackled. this is generally because slide tackling is not taught, or taught very little, and therefore the execution of the technique is poor to say the least.

Since slide tackling is part of the game and sooner or later your kids are going to try it, it is probably better if they are taught the right way to do it, rather than let them experiment on their own.

how to teach slide tackling

how to teach block tackling