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Coaching soccer for the first time
Posted on 8/23/25 at 7:39 pm
Posted on 8/23/25 at 7:39 pm
4, 5 and 6 year olds
I never played much. Have a two-night YouTube degree in age appropriate drills.
Any tips to make it fun and teach well would be appreciated.
I never played much. Have a two-night YouTube degree in age appropriate drills.
Any tips to make it fun and teach well would be appreciated.
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Posted on 8/23/25 at 8:11 pm to hambones
Otter pops
Posted on 8/23/25 at 8:29 pm to lsugorilla
Got the Costco list ready
Posted on 8/23/25 at 8:42 pm to hambones
Try not to be doing anything where kids are standing around. Or in line for too long.
Keep everyone active as much as you can.
Keep it fun
Keep everyone active as much as you can.
Keep it fun
Posted on 8/23/25 at 11:52 pm to hambones
Just get them to dribble around cones and pass to each other. If you can get kids that age not to chase after the ball like headless chickens, you are doing a great job.
This post was edited on 8/24/25 at 2:22 am
Posted on 8/24/25 at 12:07 am to hambones
End every practice with 10’ of kids vs parents. It’s good and fun for both teams
Posted on 8/24/25 at 2:09 am to crazy4lsu
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Just get the to dribble around cones and pass to each other. If you can get kids that age not to chase after the ball like headless chickens, you are doing a great job.
This.. and create space… and the don’t stand in line thing another mentioned…
Posted on 8/24/25 at 2:27 am to hambones
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Any tips to make it fun
Posted on 8/24/25 at 7:20 am to lsugorilla
Fun face paced games where they get lots of touches on the ball. Knockout, sharks and minnows etc
And that is pretty decent age gap. A 4 yr old and 6 yr old practice can be pretty different
And that is pretty decent age gap. A 4 yr old and 6 yr old practice can be pretty different
Posted on 8/24/25 at 10:21 am to hambones
Just get the ball to your biggest fastest player and tell everyone else to get out of the way.
Posted on 8/24/25 at 3:07 pm to hambones
Crocodile game
Get them to pass the ball to each other while saying their teammates names
Dribble around cones
Score goals (2 sets of lines to make it quick, preferably on 2 goals)
Lots of water breaks
End practice 5 min early (parents appreciate this)
Find an asssistant coach (I had two siblings from players help out)
Get them to pass the ball to each other while saying their teammates names
Dribble around cones
Score goals (2 sets of lines to make it quick, preferably on 2 goals)
Lots of water breaks
End practice 5 min early (parents appreciate this)
Find an asssistant coach (I had two siblings from players help out)
Posted on 8/25/25 at 9:04 am to BamaCoaster
Definitely get some other parents to help out. Keep small groups going 4 or 5 in a group so that everybody is moving. Maybe have 2 or 3 activities going with them rotating to a new activity every few minutes.
No standing around!
No standing around!
Posted on 8/25/25 at 12:06 pm to hambones
I have my first game as goalie on September 10 in an outdoor rec league. Can't be much worse than what this team did last year in the Summer season - they lost their first two matches 7-0 IIRC. I didn't join in time and didn't want to pay the full signup fee and having missed the first 3 matches, so waited for the Fall league.
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