
Coaching TipsHelpful Tips
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
