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Coach Youth Soccer: Learn To Make Drills Fun-filled

By: Andre Botelho Home | Recreation-and-Sports | Football


Let"€™s accept this! When you coach youth soccer, it becomes a challenge to come up with challenging and interesting drills for the kids. The biggest challenge in teaching soccer is being creative enough to come up with great ideas so that the interest of the kids is sustained in the game.

What follow are some drills that you can teach youth soccer players. These help them not just focus on the game, become proficient in soccer, but also enjoy the game.

Employ the players to do dribbling and shooting: This is an easy drill that helps all the players practice at the same time. Have the kid"€™s line up on the single goal line. Now, disperse the balls all over the ground. Then, tell the kids to move with the ball towards the opposition"€™s goal in an attacking position. They should also shoot the ball as soon as they have an opportunity.

This drill helps them build stamina, confidence, and also improves their dribbling skills. As the kids do not face any opposition while moving forward, it reflects their style of playing soccer.

Understanding to pass the ball: Instruct the players to make a line at a distant corner of the field. Tell them to run towards you as fast as possible as soon as you have finished counting till 3. While they are running towards you, they also need to steal the ball from the other player who is kicking the ball. When you shout stop, the ball must be passed by the player who has it to someone else.

In order to coach youth soccer, these games help the kids display their abilities in passing and dribbling. At the same time, they learn the skill of clinching the ball from others which is also vital.

Touch and Go: It"€™s a very interesting game which kids love to play. The kids should get in two lines distant from the goal post which is less than 40 meters away. Besides, the goalpost should be defended by the goalie. Situate yourself in between these two queues.

Pass the ball to either of the queue and with only one tap teach them to shoot or pass the ball to another. The purpose must be to convert it into a goal. Once the goalie returns the ball, carry on with the practice.

When you"€™ve got two or more goalkeepers in team, make sure you keep include them in alternating sessions. This game involves team effort and also improves the shooting skills. Also, the goalkeepers learn to save the ball from hitting the goal post.

Keeping the ball with you: Players get to learn the skill of moving ahead with the ball protecting it from the opposite team. Engage two players, one protecting the ball and the other attacking it. Now let them both play their roles in the field and the one who succeeds to take over another wins a point.

These are the easiest ways to coach youth soccer. Make your kids practice them and you will help them learn and have fun at the same time. If you"€™re interested in knowing more about such tips, be a part of our youth soccer coaching community.

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Andre Botelho is known online as "The Expert Youth Soccer Coach" and his free Coach youth soccer ebooks and reports have been downloaded more than 100,000 times. Learn how to skyrocket your players' skills and make practice sessions fun in record time. Download your free Coaching Youth Soccer ebook at: Soccer Coaching Drills.




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