| Many youth soccer coaches have coached multiple | | | | whom will have very short attention spans, a fluid |
| seasons and they feel comfortable with their | | | | practice where you move seamlessly from drill to drill |
| knowledge about soccer and coaching. This comfort | | | | will decrease the chance your players will get |
| leads them to believe they know everything they need | | | | distracted. It will also show them that you "know what |
| to know about coaching soccer and they become far | | | | you are doing," making it more likely that they will listen |
| too complacent simply "winging it" during practice. | | | | and learn. |
| If you are one of these coaches, you are doing your | | | | Your kids will not have fun and will not improve if you |
| players a great disservice because the simple fact is, | | | | lose control of practice and you are much more likely |
| your players will not learn as much if you don't plan | | | | to get to the point of madness when you are winging |
| practice beforehand. A plan will allow you to put | | | | it. If you plan everything out before the time arrives, |
| together a list of topics you hope to teach your team | | | | practice will go much smoother and the kids will learn |
| and cover as much ground as possible during the | | | | and love the game, and you will look like a superior |
| season. | | | | coach. |
| Your time will be utilized to the fullest if you operate in | | | | I also know that not everyone has the time or the |
| this fashion. This will greatly increase your chances of | | | | ability to plan out practice, so I have put together a |
| achieving soccer coaching success as defined by two | | | | book with 20 original and pre-designed soccer practice |
| factors: 1. Did your players learn and improve their | | | | plans, made up of my most effective drills. If you are |
| game 2. Did they have enough fun to play soccer | | | | short on soccer or coaching knowledge or insanely |
| again next season. It all comes back to your practice | | | | busy, these practices can be the blueprint to your |
| designs. | | | | entire soccer season. |
| Considering your team is made up of kids, some of | | | | |