Published March 22nd, 2008 by Gabby
Soccer Drills
As a first time coach when my Daughter began her soccer “career” I recall the frustration of creating a practice strategy that included the proper youth soccer drills. Coaching for the first first time can be very frustrating, especially in the younger age groups and taking skill level of the children into mind is very important.
Practices must be well planned but not to rigid to create boredom, let the kids play and have fun and that will keep them coming to practice. The focus should be on improving skills in key areas such as dribbling/ball control, passing and shooting.
Strategies such as keeping spread out, defending and supporting teammates and the rules like proper throw ins, penalty kicks and corner/goal kick need to be incorporated into practices for the younger ages and reviewed as needed for the older kids.
One of the biggest problems of practice and forming teams is when the skill level of the children is mixed, some will be more advanced then others and this will create a challenge at practice. by the age of 9-10 players and especially parents will demand to play a favorite position , that is always a challenge. Fitness is also an important issue in soccer as in all sports- fitness training.
Working out an effective well planned out practice takes time and effort but is well worth it when you see the results as the season progresses. For more info try this site,click here, of useful tips on coaching and Youth Soccer Drills.
