COACHES

 

Skills & Drills  Skills Challenge Overview & Score Tables Skills_Challenge_-_Turns Skills_Challenge_-_Shooting Skills_Challenge_-_Receiving Skills_Challenge_-_Passing Skills_Challenge_-_Dribbling Dribbling Exercises: 1v1’s Exercise Four Corners Numbers Game Exercise Soccerball Stuck In The Mud Exercise Traffic Lights Treasure Chest Passing Exercises: Conkers Exercise Passing and Receiving Body Shape Passing Through The gate Exercise Rondo Transitional Possession Wreck it Ralph Shooting Exercises: Alamo Technical & Tactical: Control, Footwork and Passing Footwork and Passing Midfield and Striker Combination Play Two Target Possession Active Start Training Session U4 & U5 Fundamentals Training Session U6, U7 & U8 Learn to Train Training Session U9, U10, U11 & U12 Soccer for Life Training Session U13 and older Issue 3 Fun Games to Teach Skill – Spider Tag U7/U8 Session: Scoring U10 Session: Feints – Fake Pass U12 Session: Diving Headers U14 Session: 2v1 Overlaps Goalkeepers Sessions: Back Passes Issue 4 Fun Games to Teach Skill – Hungry, Hungry, Hippo U7/U8 Session: Kicking Technique U10 Session: Support Play U12 Session: Priciples of Attack U14 Session: Playing with Speed Goalkeepers Sessions: Low Balls Issue 5 Fun Games to Teach Skill – Follow the Leader U8 Session: Control U10 Session: Possession and Support U12 Session: Feints – Fake Pass U14 Session: Finishing Under Pressure Goalkeepers Session: Breakaways Simple Soccer Drills Warm Up Forward Passing Practice Point of Attack Skill Competition Set plays click here for a .pdf file

Northumberland Soccer Club

Player skill sets/Game knowledge

The following skill sets are guidelines that coaches can use to aid in practice plans at all levels based on age. Although some players will surpass these, the average player should find these challenging at their age group. They are not limiting. A coach may wish to add to these and or teach higher skill sets to players if he/ she is knowledgeable enough to determine that it is safe and appropriate to do so. Heading for instance is not to be taught below U9.

U6 / U7

Running with the ball under control

Passing/Receiving (using inside of feet)

Stopping the ball (inside & sole of foot)

Turning with the ball (inside of feet)

Shooting (discourage toe punting, pass the ball into the goal)

Allow players to handle ball during warm up exercises and some games (tag etc)

Goal kicks/Ball in and out of play (kick ins only)

U8

Ball control (multiple surfaces)

Turning with Ball (inside & outside of feet)

Shielding

2v1

Sweeper/keeper / Referees

Throw ins

U9

Trapping (foot, thigh, chest)

1v1 / 2v1 / 3v1

Crossing (Intro)

Corner kicks

Juggling

U10 / U11

Heading (very light, use ball nets)

Reinforce all earlier skills (especially individual ball skills)

Moves that can be accomplished at game speed (shoulder feint etc)

Tackling

Individual defending

Marking

5v2

Crossing (inswingers & outswingers)

Free kicks (Intro)

Penalty kicks

U12 / U13

Group defending (2 & 3player)

Chipping (Lofted pass)

Wall pass

Bending the ball

Creating space

Team shape

Shadow play

Dead ball organization

U14 / U15

Reinforce all earlier skills

Team strategies

Conditioning

U16 / U18

All skills

Conditioning

Set plays

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