Ideas and Resources for Coaches
Coaching a Young Team? First time coaching?
Many of the games you played as a child make excellent soccer activities:
- Follow the Leader
- Red Light/Green Light - There are lots of variations on listening-stopping-starting games.
- Keep Away - Define an area appropriate for the number of players and their skill level.
- Tag - Make it into dribble tag for soccer. Make sure to use boundaries.
- Obstacle Course - Over, under and around . . .
- Races and Relays (with small teams, so we don't have to stand in long lines!)
Recommended Books
Catch Them Being Good: Everything You Need to Know to Successfully Coach Girls (Tony Dicicco, Colleen Hacker, Charles Salzberg)
Coaching Youth Soccer: A Baffled Parent's Guide (Bobby Clark)
Positve Coaching (Jim Thompson)
On DVD
All The Right Moves - To Beat and Get Past Your Opponent
Soccer - 1 on 1 Coaching For Parent and Player
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