How do you know what to coach to your players and when to coach it? What might you expect a player to be able to do or understand at U12 that they couldn’t at U11?
It’s a huge question and one we get asked a lot which is why we developed our EasiCoach soccer curriculum
The EasiCoach soccer skills curriculum contains ready-made, age-appropriate, safe training activities that help grass roots coaches like you teach core soccer skills to young players.
They are called EasiCoach because they are simple and easy to follow. EasiCoach coaching activities will help you to:
Quickly understand what it is you’re trying to achieve
See what you need to do from just a few words and pictures
Grasp the key dos and don’ts at a glance
Check you have all the equipment you need (never more than basics)
Cater for more or fewer players at your session
Speak to your players with confidence
But here’s what really great about the EasiCoach approach: follow all the materials in each manual, and your players will be learning the right skills for the right age group every season, progressing their learning in the most appropriate way.
What’s more, it’s not a completely prescriptive curriculum. Cover it at your own speed and in any order you choose.
Please check out the latest sport and social distancing guidelines in your area, and follow the recommendations when planning training sessions. Return to play: Great one to get kids going. Focus is on short passing and receiving in this activity MORE
The idea of this game is to stop passes by blocking and cutting off passing routes. The aim is to pass the ball, by throwing and catching it, through the zones to score by throwing the ball through the opposition’s goal. MORE
The aim of this game is for one team to keep the ball for as long as possible while the other team blocks passing routes. Players must remember that they have to pass the ball to a team mate within their own zone before passing into the end zone. MORE
I have been looking through my curriculum for the youngest age group Under7- Under 8 to help out some parent coaches that have come to me for advise as they had volunteered to take they younger age groups next season. MORE
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In this session the player controlling the ball turns, swinging his body around ready to take a route towards the goal i.e. away from the defender, who will struggle to make a challenge if the control and turn is made skilfully enough. MORE
Players must concentrate on keeping the ball close. Watch for poor technique as the game puts pressure on the players. Players will learn quickly how to control the ball so they can keep running away from the taggers. MORE
The game starts with a kick from one of the goalkeepers. He puts the ball down in front of goal and kicks out as if from the edge of the penalty area. MORE
Players should try and play as quickly as possible. Watch for poor technique as the game puts pressure on the players. Lots of agility and technique in this game. MORE
When you say “go”, players pass from triangle to triangle trying to control the ball inside their own triangle – you may need to experiment with the size of the triangles if their control is poor. MORE
The players start by the goal and take it in turns to run through one side of the gate, select a ball and dribble back to the middle, then shoot at the goal from the other side of the gate. MORE
Encourages players to go through both left and right gates and practise shooting with both feet. It is a good age to try and get them to use their weaker foot, because as players progress to the next age group they will be more likely to want to use both feet. MORE