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Hi Coach Charlie
we have a system we use before every game. Friday nights we have practice as our games are Saturday at 3 pm.
Our system is we do warm ups for 10 minutes, then we do 20 minutes of 3 station drills. (I coach 8 and under and 10 and under). Station one is my defensive coach working with the four goalies for the next day's game. Station two is my other ass't coach working on ball control skills. I take station 3 and we work on attacking and turning the ball. Stations 2 & 3 switch after 10 minutes, but the goalies stay and work on skills and situations for game. Then after water break, we place the kids in the positions for the game. We have the team divided into two units, Thunder & Lightning. One week, thunder starts, the next lightning starts. I have 16 kids and it is 8 on 8 at this age. the thought behind this is to get them use to the players around them. I sub complete waves in, but I digress. We then have the two kids at each position. one coach is the ball. he takes a position. We then walk the team through positioning on the field based upon the ball's location. after about 15 minutes of this, we have Thunder scrimmage Lightning. But, and I emphasize the but, we stop play regularly and point out positioning, set the kids up in situations and run them over and over in real time, so one group learns how to execute it offensively, and the other defensively. Then we go to the other end of the field and do the same so EVERYONE is comfortable with all situations.
I found the walk through to really be the help, but the key for us is the extra time and attention we spend with the goalies.
Hope that helps!
Most Respectfully yours,
Bob
Robert L. Robinson, Jr.
Bob
Robert L. Robinson, Jr.
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