There are eight of them, four girls and four boys, and we only have limited amount of balls usually around three, or four, thanks
I have been coaching this type of player for the past 3 years and it is a challenge. Until they get their dribbling skills and tackling skills better mostly what works best is games. Remember their brains are not very sophisticated. They just want to have fun. Winning is not important.
Positions won’t work for at least 2 years, dribble thru cones doesn’t work, they can’t pass until they can dribble. I wouldn’t recommend drills for 2 years because you won’t get too much benefit and they get bored.
Sorry to be so pessimistic but these are the reasons why soccer does not do well here in the USA.
I purchased the book: Coaching 6,7 and 8 Year Olds from World of Soccer / Tony Waiters…very good.
I would also borrow books & videos from your public library.
The internet has some great resources (as below) for information. Basically you’ll need to read everything you can on coaching these little ones. I have coached my daughter this whole time and she is right where the best players in the rec and academy league are. Now as she has progressed to academy soccer, I’m supplementing her training with more details at home.
Good luck, have fun and first and foremost remember they are only 6 yr olds.
Tags: Beginner, drills, Elementary, Soccer, Some
September 27th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
for defense have them clear the ball. for mid field passing drills in pairs after a while spread them apart further and further. forwards passing and shooting. for all in and out of cones. throw the ball at the goalie (lightly) and to his sides a little bit. For all make two ten by ten foot squares back to back. and put a defender in each square and have two of the mids/forwards try to get past the defenders if the ball leaves the square next pair. he defender in the first box cant go into the second box. It helps on defense and offense. It teaches the kids to work together and to communicate. Good luck Here is a model of the square drill.
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September 28th, 2009 at 10:30 am
uhm well i dont remember my days *** a little one but ive been playing for 15 years now and the one thing i noticed is they all go to the ball they all want it so make a drill that puts them into pairs for passing and in the game give them sections to control its simple and was affective for my brothers team he is 7
September 30th, 2009 at 3:01 am
the most commin is dribbling in and out of cones, it helps with developing close ball control skills, and then passing the ball to the next person in line when reach the last cone. jog to the back of the queue and carry on, helps ball control and long distance passing.
September 30th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
I always had my team run backwards for an exercise. It shows balance and self confidence.
For Goalie, I always had a drill of tossing the ball at my Goalie while he/she were on their knees. Teaches them to stretch out for the ball.