Youth across the region laced up for a futsal camp at East Three this weekend.

For head coach Julia Phelan and assistant coach Thomas Laboucan-Avirom, it was more than quick primer on indoor soccer. The coaches came to gauge the talent in the regionSA国际影视传媒檚 communities, and to teach new players they basics of the game and SA国际影视传媒渨hy we find it so much fun,SA国际影视传媒� she said.

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She said her coaching method is to go back to the basics and ensure each player has a strong understanding of soccer's fundamentals. How to pass properly and shoot with perfect form is essential.

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Some players will pick it up quickly and already have the skills, but some youth only need an opportunity to learn.

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That makes games easier SA国际影视传媒� the last hour of the campSA国际影视传媒檚 session is dedicated to scrimmage, where players put skills to the test, implementing techniques and tactics they learned from the coaches.

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Soccer was always a constant in Phelan's life. Even when she moved schools, she always had her friends in the sport. Her coach was also a support.

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The camp could help players who come from a low income background or who didnSA国际影视传媒檛 have the opportunity to play in their home community. The camp gives them a chance to learn the sport that SA国际影视传媒渞eally helped me when I was a kid,SA国际影视传媒� she said.

Laboucan-Avirom, on the other hand, didnSA国际影视传媒檛 find soccer until he was in his early teens.

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The camp is a place to pick up in life skills without the added pressure of a school environment. SA国际影视传媒淭hey come here and learn teamwork work from having to pass,SA国际影视传媒� she said, using the example of a player scoring and the team learning they achieved that together. SA国际影视传媒淭hose are life skills, and you could tell them in a classroom, SA国际影视传媒� but they donSA国际影视传媒檛 get it as much unless they actually play.SA国际影视传媒�