Coaches Suggestion Corner

Ages U4

• Encourage them to be involved
• Teach them to follow instructions
• Basic Movements
• Coordination
• Introduction to using all parts of the foot and develop basic moves
• Beginning to instill rules of the game
• Keep it simple with terminology while coaching
• Have FUN!!

Ages U6

• Foot Control
• Moves
• Passing
• Trapping
• Shooting
• Teach to follow instructions
• Start understanding the rules of the game
• Keep coaching terminology simple
• Introduction to spacing awareness
• Must Have FUN!!

Ages U8

• Being involved and part of a team. Introduction to team focused activities
• Introduction to position and playing shape within the team for attack along with defense
• Understanding roles of each player on the team.
• Expanding technique developing ball control, moves, passing, trapping, and shooting
• Start to under stand when to defend, transition, and get forward into attack
• Continue learning rules of the game

Ages U10

• Final preparation leading to competitive game of soccer or continue having fun in current leage
• Mastering all basic techniques of the game dribbling, moves, passing, trapping, and shooting.
• Body control
• Balance
• Reacting
• Team Focus
• Positioning
• Work on decision making