The U8 Player Development Plan looks at the skills that we should aim for our players to begin developing by the end of their U8 season. Our primary aim at U8 is to make sure that players are friends with the ball. We want them to be comfortable having the ball at their feet and […]
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“How do I teach my players to spread out?” is a common question from newer, less experienced coaches. It’s a great question. After all, WIDTH is one of the 5 principles of attacking play. Every team in the world, albeit differently, looks to make the field as big as possible when they are in
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The following article looks at teaching foundation phase players off the ball movement. U8 players learn to move in activities where they see most of the ball, U10 players learn movement through small group activities and U12 players learn to move to create space for themselves and team mates “In most scenarios, it isn’t the
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The following article looks at teaching foundation phase players awareness on the field of play. U8 players learn awareness on the ball by lifting their head, U10 players learn awareness receiving a ball by checking their shoulders and U12 players learn full field awareness on and off the ball. “Football is played with the head.
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Plan for the season or week by week? For me it’s no-brainer, especially when it comes to long-term development. Teachers do it. Academies have a curriculum. I have found that the teams that I have worked with have improved far greater when using a progressive season plan. My earlier years coaching saw me react to
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