The US National coaching staff recommends that kids of this age play all
positions and that individual skills be taught. Is defending an individual
skill? I would say so. They also recommend that positional play not be
taught, I would like to see kids this age play all over the place i.e.
midfielders, forwards, defenders and goalies. I would give them general
areas to cover and let them be creative and learn from the game. Team
strategy is a little too deep for these guys. Teaching them to pass and to
accomplish that well is doing a lot. Remember this isn't a world cup team
and can't handle strategy. I would say skill, skill, skill, skill, skill.
Keep them all moving (no lines) and no lectures; try to make it fun. I
would pick one topic say dribbling and concentrate on that for one practice,
I would have lots of activities to keep their interest.

good luck and have fun.


-----Original Message-----
From: aranjbar@... [mailto:aranjbar@...]
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 3:17 PM
To: Good-Bad-Ugly@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Good, Bad and Ugly (about Soccer)] Digest Number 37


Search the web or check your local library for material about soccer
coaching. Work on ball control, team strategy and physical conditioning with
them.

There are like tons of books with all kinds of drills and practices and team
strategy.

Good luck.
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>    Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2001 22:50:03 -0000
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> please can anybody help? i just voluntered to be a soccer coach for a
> co-ed team of 7-9 yr. old through my local ymca. i know the basics,
> and i've heard of full backs and half backs but i'm not sure where to
> place them. we can have no more than 11 players on the field at one
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> im a new coach for a co-ed 7-9 youth soccer team. i
> know the basics, and i've heard of half and full backs
> but i'm not sure how to place them on the field. does
> anyone know where i can get a diagram of how to place
> my players on the field. we can have 7 but no more
> than 11 on the field at one time.  thankyou for any
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> Full backs are all the way near the goalie (well not
> THAT close), and the halfs are meant to playmakers
> (feed the ball to the forwards). They are link between
> the full back and forwards.
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> > please can anybody help? i just voluntered to be a
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> > know the basics,
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