soccer4kids
everything you need to know about kids soccer coaching
fun, games and footy drills
teaching basic skills
useful information
free downloads
recommended reading
e-mail steve@footy4kids
coaching fundamentals
The ideal soccer coach
Setting up a training session
A lesson plan
Coaching key words
Setting objectives
The speed test
The dribbling test
Warming up
Stretching exercises for kids
Basic first aid
Discipline
Managing parents
Child protection
The Laws of the game
Footy formations
The role of a soccer parent
What I say to the kids EVERY week!
What to do (and what NOT to do!) on match days
Fun, games and footy drills • soccer downloads • Soccer links • Why children want to play soccer • Why children stop playing soccer • How your children think • The ideal soccer coach • Match days - what to do and what NOT to do! • Role of the soccer parent • pre-school children • Coaching fundamentals • The speed test • Theories of child development • recommended reading
