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First time soccer coach
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:18 am
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:18 am
Any pointers, resources, practice drill examples, words of wisdom, etc...that you could share.
I will be coaching 12 yr boys
I will be coaching 12 yr boys
This post was edited on 2/12/15 at 7:20 am
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:26 am to tiggah1981
Here since no one else will say it. Your only goal should be to win. Nothing else matters. Attack attack attack. Blitzkrieg them the entire time. Winning is the only option. Don't get stuck coaching a bunch of losers. It's not worth winning if you can't win big.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:50 am to tiggah1981
Great responses thus far. Definitely take what's been said into consideration
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:59 am to tiggah1981
Youtube. There are tons of vids and full practice plans. Assuming this isn't a top level league since a first year coach is taking the U12's I would keep it simple/basic. No matter what, the more time the players have getting touches on the ball the better. You don't want everyone standing around while you're explaining a bunch of tactics or whatever.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:01 am to tiggah1981
Focus on fitness, positioning, and simple passing.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:14 am to tiggah1981
Like The Mick and TN Bhoy have said (I can't believe I'm agreeing with TN Bhoy), focus on the basics on the game first. Passing, dribbling, shooting, and fitness. Developing the players' touch (ability to trap and control the ball well) is important all over the field and it translates to virtually every part of the game. In my opinion, spacing, positioning (the advanced stuff, not just "you play defense, you play midfield, you play forward, etc."), tactics, etc., are things better learned secondarily for 12 year olds, especially if the basic skills are lacking.
As Mick said, youtube has tons of videos to help get an idea for drills and practice. Enough soccer balls for each player, a couple of goals, some cones, bibs (the mini-jersey things), and a whistle should be all you need to get started.
Encouraging the kids to play when they're NOT at practice is the best thing you should encourage. 4-5 hours a week of playing soccer while at practice won't be nearly enough to increase their skill if any of the kids want to play later in life. They need to touch the ball every day.
Good luck!
As Mick said, youtube has tons of videos to help get an idea for drills and practice. Enough soccer balls for each player, a couple of goals, some cones, bibs (the mini-jersey things), and a whistle should be all you need to get started.
Encouraging the kids to play when they're NOT at practice is the best thing you should encourage. 4-5 hours a week of playing soccer while at practice won't be nearly enough to increase their skill if any of the kids want to play later in life. They need to touch the ball every day.
Good luck!
This post was edited on 2/12/15 at 8:15 am
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:24 am to tiggah1981
I use this for a few drills..
LINK
First time coach for u13 boys is a tough assignment. Have you played?
LINK
First time coach for u13 boys is a tough assignment. Have you played?
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:34 am to tehmidget
Yeah, I played all throughout my youth and also in local adult leagues within last few years.
I just never paid particular attention to the coaching aspect of it, the drills we ran, technique, etc...
that link helps alot
I just never paid particular attention to the coaching aspect of it, the drills we ran, technique, etc...
that link helps alot
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:39 am to tiggah1981
This is how you do it
This post was edited on 2/12/15 at 8:40 am
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:56 am to tiggah1981
We do "Brazilians" as a warm up to start every practice. We find it help a TON with first touch.
Brazilians
Brazilians
Posted on 2/12/15 at 9:01 am to tehmidget
I like that. Thanks for the heads up!
Posted on 2/12/15 at 9:46 am to tiggah1981
play a high line
most youth coaches will shite their pants
your team will either win 3-0 every game or lose 4-0 but frick it
most youth coaches will shite their pants
your team will either win 3-0 every game or lose 4-0 but frick it
Posted on 2/12/15 at 10:00 am to tiggah1981
The most important quality for kids that age is calmness with the ball at their feet. It's tempting to just play kickball up and down the field, but a team full of midfielders who don't give the ball away is unstoppable.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 10:02 am to tehmidget
quote:
We do "Brazilians" as a warm up to start every practice. We find it help a TON with first touch
We never called it "Brazilians", but we did that all the time back in high school.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 10:27 am to pvilleguru
Bookmarked because I am thinking about returning to coaching as my playing days are numbered.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 10:31 am to saderade
Dealing with parents is half the battle when coaching these days. Their precious Johnny is the next Leo Messi, ya know.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 11:06 am to saderade
Great plans here for full seasons of practice.
LINK
All current resources say to spend the final 1/4 or 1/3 of your practice is a true game situation. Dont just run drills the entire time.
No lines, make sure everyone brings a ball to practice if you don't have enough to go around. Idle 12 yo boys are hard to handle, keep them busy.
LINK
All current resources say to spend the final 1/4 or 1/3 of your practice is a true game situation. Dont just run drills the entire time.
No lines, make sure everyone brings a ball to practice if you don't have enough to go around. Idle 12 yo boys are hard to handle, keep them busy.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 11:58 am to tiggah1981
Are you coaching rec or club? What is the experience level of the kids?
Posted on 2/12/15 at 12:47 pm to tiggah1981
It's not as easy as it looks. I was coaching 5 year olds in a non-soccer town and was worried I was wasting time that could have been used to develop them.
I wouldn't want to try coaching 12 year olds as my first soccer coaching experience.
My advice: bring a lot of balls.
I wouldn't want to try coaching 12 year olds as my first soccer coaching experience.
My advice: bring a lot of balls.
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