Tom,

Something we've tried with recreational soccer is using either cones or
rope/cord/string to separate the field into two areas lengthwise. Then, in
drills or scrimmages, don't allow the players to cross the cord or go past
the midfield stripe. This is more extreme than you would play in a game,
but it helps get the idea across.

If you're just doing drills, you might divide the field lengthwise into
three sections and have a passing drill coming down the field with the
players limited only to their section. To force longer passes, you might
only have two players, leaving the center third empty.

Gary Davidoff


-----Original Message-----
From: Tom and Jan Newton [mailto:tomjan@...]
Sent: Saturday, September 02, 2000 1:30 AM
To: Good-Bad-Ugly@eGroups.com
Subject: Re: [Good, Bad and Ugly (about Soccer)] Help



I am a new U 10 coach also. My biggest problem has been getting my kids to
space themselves and pass the ball. They put their head down and go. I've
tried several of the game/drills I've found on the web, but would love to
hear
about a few drills that teach spacing and passing,

Thanks

Tom Newton

"Johnson, Matrisha A. HS" wrote:

> I'm a new soccer coach and need all the help I can get. I have never
> coached before. Can anyone provide any tips that will help me on my new
> adventure. I am coaching boys and girls in an under 10 league. In
addition
> does anyone know of a website where I can find all of the rules of the
game?
>
> Matrisha A. Johnson
>
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