Coaching Ages 7 to 8 Years - Stage 2. This section provides you with a twelve-week training program for children ages 7 through 8 years.

Soccer Drills, Games and Activities for 6, 7 and 8 Year Olds. Warm-up/Fun Activities. Emphasis: Keep the activities short (3-5 minutes) and exciting (get the ...

Criss-cross is a simple, unopposed soccer drill designed to improve the push pass and first touch. It allows the soccer coach to work with a number of players ...

This book, and the games within, is based on the concept that the majority of players in this age group dislike doing technical drills. For instance, if you say ...

Make as many groups of 3 or 4 players as you can. X1 sprints around far cone and back and touches off X2. X2 runs and touches off X3, X3 runs and touches X4.

Start and end the practice with fun. Ensure you have a ball to each player when possible or relevant. Simple organisation and lay out of the session.

Warm-up: run a lap or two, high knees, donkey kicks, toe-touches, toe taps, ball rolls, zig-zags sprints and shuffles, four corners (below, just without ball), ...

Goalie (5-7 year olds). • Introduce goal keeping. • Catch. 10 minutes. WATER BREAK. Passing Drills. • Review passing. • Partner passing. 10-15 minutes. WATER ...

A cooperative game- a ball is passed to a receiver, the passer runs to take the place of the receiver and the receiver in turn runs to join players at the ...

This guide lays out some basic but invaluable guidelines for planning and organizing practices, and for developing and progressing them, thus ensuring that ...