Practice planning aids: Examples for Practices

U5/U6
First Five Practices

U7/U8
Session I
Session II
Session III

U9/U10
Session I (Dribbling focus)

U11/U12
Dribbling (1v1 Play)

U13+
Switching the Point of Attack

REFERENCES:

Practice Games for Younger Players - Games for younger players that teach skills while making practice fun.

General Coaching Guidelines - Basic information to help you get started.

Practice Template - This can help organize practices into skill training, small-sided games, and end-of-practice scrimmages.

Practice Attendance Form - Save this file to your computer to record practice attendance. Type the player and family names and the space will expand as needed.

Warm up Techniques - New insights on stretching and warming up before a practice or game.

Goalkeeper and Defender Positioning - How these key players should move on the field to support the team. Three slides ... click on the page to advance

Player Development by Age Group - What players of each age are capable of learning and how you can help them at practices.

Soccer Glossary - Soccer terms and definitions.

RULES:

WCSA Rules of Play for Small-Sided Soccer - U5 through U12.

FIFA Laws of the Game for Full-Sided Soccer - U13 and older.

Offside Rule - Follow this link to learn about this rule. It is not applied at the WCSA until age U11.

Parent Guidelines - Print these for your parents