Having grown up initially in Zambia in southern Africa my football skills were formed from street football involving kicking a ball (made from plastic bags and rubber bands) and learning dribbling skills from the kids in my neighbourhood. Footballs were hard to come by and coaches in schools or otherwise were non existent. I've somehow managed to play some level of recreational competitive football (of very dubious quality) based on these street honed skills.  So when I heard of SoccerFit which was an opportunity to learn soccer skills that I had never formally learned before and stay fit at the same time, I was excited.

The first session required a  bit of motivation in dragging my lazy ass out of bed earlier on a Saturday morning for a 9 AM start and also meant going easy on the drinks on Friday evening. However once I had dragged myself to the field in Randwick, I found a very well organised session which reminded me of the training sessions you see on T.V. when they are interviewing players. Even better was the enthusiasm of the participants. We had a diverse group (moms, men with kids, singles and DINKs) who all enjoyed football and the group environment. Once I'd managed to shake off that weekend morning daze and worked out the sequence of some of the drills, it was a great session. The pace was just right and we gradually got warmed up and nimble before we did the more extensive drills. Our trainer was incredibly encouraging even when we were probably screwing up the drills completely.  The two touch no contact game at the end was great fun and you are forced to learn ball skills in passing and moving into space as otherwise you lose the ball. You also have to learn to communicate really well with your team mates and be there to support them always.  

At the end of it , the most exciting part of it was I feel like I'm learning a new skill, even though I have been playing this game for years. I have formed the conclusion that if you have not played before, or for a long time, SoccerFit makes football refreshing and fun.

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