High school JV or junior varsity soccer is a step below the varsity team. In order to advance, you need to let the coaches at your school know that you're serious about improving your skills. This means being in the best condition possible at tryouts and during the season, and showing that you can play your position with confidence and skill. You should also demonstrate your ability to be a good teammate, as well as a student athlete who is coachable and anxious to learn.
Conditioning
Soccer requires both endurance, to run up and down the field all game long, and physical strength to put some real power behind your kicks. An effective running program simulates the kind of back-and-forth running you'll experience up and down the field in a game while also boosting your endurance and stamina. The 15-30-15 program will get your legs and lungs in soccer shape.
From a starting point, mark points on the field 15 yards and 30 yards away. Run from your starting point to the 15-yard mark. Pause and recover and then run 15 yards back to the starting point. That makes two repetitions. Do 24 total reps of the 15-yard sprint and then do 18 reps of 30 yards each. End your session with 24 more reps at 15 yards.
Passing and Shooting Training
Passing and shooting drills often require a few additional players to make them worthwhile. In this drill, you and your JV teammates divide into three groups, with one player as goalkeeper. Put group A in the left corner of the penalty box and group B in the opposite corner, but have both groups in the corners nearest the goal line. A third group of players, group C, line up at the far side of the penalty box. The exercise begins with a pass from someone in group A across the front of the goal to a player in group B, who then kicks it out to a player in group C who either shoots or dribbles and then shoots on goal. Players rotate from A to B to C and so on to get comfortable with play around the goal.
Goalkeeper Training
Diving to make saves is an essential part of a goalkeeper's skill set, and being able to make sure-handed saves aggressively will surely land you a place on the JV soccer team, if not varsity.
To start, get in a goalkeeping ready position and then have a helper roll a ball to your left that you must dive to catch. Aim for a cushioned landing on your side, with your hands on either side of the ball, and then get up quickly, roll the ball away and be in ready position to dive to the other side. Have your helper roll a ball to your right side and then dive, save and get back up. Just 10 minutes of this practice will give you a workout and improve your confidence in handling dives in a game.
Strategic Planning
By this point in your soccer career, you should be starting to specialize in a particular position, whether it's goalkeeper, midfielder, fullback or wherever you're most comfortable and seem to have the most to offer your team. If you're training for your JV team, take a look around at who else plays the various positions, both at the JV and varsity levels. Do you seen Adidas Soccer Cleat? Think about what you can do to hone your skills for positions needed by your team and adjust your training regimen accordingly.
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