Here is the check list I use in our training sessions when I want to focus on my match orientated sessions:

• Score goals and try to avoid conceding goals
• Patient build up play with the key objective of creating scoring chances
• Cohesion between team mates, win or lose are they continuing to support one another
• Playing direct, getting the ball into the scoring area as quickly as possible
• Quick gear shift change when possession is gained or lost

Now whether you’re coaching junior or youth soccer players these principles hold true.

I like match orientated games because they are more player focused rather than coach focused. Sure, you can still get your key coaching points across but for players they tend to get far more out of these sessions.

Other types of training sessions are also important as well; such as repetition sessions.

With repetition based sessions it’s important that you follow some other guiding principles including:

• All players should have a ball at their feet
• Techniques should be repeated frequently
• No long waiting times between exercises
• You need to have good planning and organisation with seamless transitions for the players
• Don’t have players waiting for their turn

It may seem that quite a few of the above points are common sense, but they’re not common practice!

For players to develop they need plenty of opportunity to “try stuff”, don’t coach creativity out of your players.

Here are a couple of final points to wrap this week’s tip up with…

Excellent coaching means that you should:

• Explain clearly what the team is trying to achieve
• Have the sessions player centric, let them learn for themselves
• Provide demonstrations
• Give selective and key feedback
• Ask the players what their opinions are and pose problems for them to solve

When you introduce these coaching tactics into your sessions you’ll see immediate results in how the team plays.

This week we have four new articles ready for publishing to help you get the most of your sessions with your players. We’ve broken articles down into four key age groups:

• 6 to 10 year olds
• 10 to 12 year olds
• 12 to 16 year olds
• 16 to 18 year olds

Many of our Inside Tactic subscribers tell me they are struggling to develop an easy and effective soccer practice system.

Maybe you’re having trouble trying to keep sessions lively and exciting or keeping the motivation levels of your players high?

Do you suffer from a lack of drills and exercises to quickly change training sessions not knowing what focus on to develop your players in the most structured way?

About eight years ago I felt exactly the same and I invested in all the courses, video’s, DVDs, and best coaching books. I attended coaching clinics and listened to what top coaches had to say about junior and youth soccer development.

Sometimes when I look back I think I was a bit obsessive about my own coaching education but it paid off for me and it can pay dividends for you too.

Just hear me out for a second, until now you’ve probably either learned strategies about the adult game that has little or nothing to do with the age group you’re coaching, you’ve tried to read the strategy books full of drills that just don’t seem to make sense with all the Xs & Os, arrows going everywhere and been totally confused…

….or you’ve watched DVDs that don’t give you a simple step by step plan that you can easily implement with your players.

The Junior Soccer Coach system of developing players has enabled my team to play in two finals and win the league.

I know the drills, exercises and small sided games on Junior Soccer Coach work because the main team that I manage are living proof.

And our members are also living proof too…

In the North Pole, Alaska, Alan Fearns turned around his High School Girls team quite spectacularly

Having struggled for many seasons just to win one game, Alan achieved amazing results within a few weeks of joining us.

Here is an extract out of note that he dropped to me…

The girls had never been so happy. They are 15-18 year olds. I can’t thank you enough. Your entire treatment and information has meant so much to me. I really was, and am, a newby coach, despite 5 years of youth soccer experience. Ladies this age have many needs, from 1st time players to goals of competitive league soccer and more.

We keep it cool, and push the ideals you state in your communications treat refs tops, captains run the pitch, keep the “happy” feeling, and rearrange negative communications into positive comms whenever possible.”

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Now while the weather isn’t exactly sunny in Alaska… it is in Greece where another one of our members lives. Coach Bratsinho’s team won their league and he was named Coach of the Year too.

Coach Bratsinho asked for some assistance on our soccer discussion forum and got some great feedback from other members as well as a couple of thoughts from me… here’s what Coach Bratsinho said after his team won the final game of the season to win their league…

“Dear Neil i used your words: (Finally, I’d tell them that they are already winners whatever the result since they have more points on the board than anyone else and in many leagues around the world they would be crowned champions) and i saw their eyes shining. That gave me confidence.

I was honored as the coach of the year in my region’s junior league and i have to admit that your site helped me to much for this success. The most important is that from watching your site i had the opportunity to extend my ideas and my knowledge.”

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Learning Errors and Performance Errors.

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Learning errors occur when players don’t know how to perform a skill.

Performance errors occur when players make mistakes in trying to execute a skill.

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Quite often it’s not easy to tell which error a player has made… however, if you have detailed knowledge of your playing squad it will help you determine whether they are simply making performance errors or they need more technical development.

If your players make learning errors, you should make a note of these as you observe your team during game time and then plan your sessions around these observations. Remember, game time is not the time to teach new skills.

On the other hand, if your players are making performance errors, you can help them correct these during the game. Players who generally make performance errors do so because they have a lapse in concentration and switch off momentarily.

In this instance, a word of encouragement to concentrate may help out. Keep scanning the pitch while you are watching a game, if you know your playing squad well you will be able to see any lapses in concentration. Don’t always focus on where the ball is ensure that you keep everyone concentrated on the game.

In terms of giving feedback to players during the game, there are two schools of thought, one suggests that you give feedback in a quiet and positive manner at the next break, the other is that you get the instruction out on to the pitch.

Over the coming week we’ll be posting an article that discusses this very issue and how you can help your players more effectively. (Check out Junior Soccer Coach for more details)

Don’t forget though that there is no substitute for knowing your playing squad and what to say at the right time, this is the key to effective coaching.

This week we’ve added new videos on how to coach your strikers to be your first line of defence and also new drills to use in your training sessions.

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It is often called the “Golden Age” between 6 and 12 years of age and developing ball mastery and control should be the priority in your training sessions.

As technical movements are mastered, the rest of the game should become easier to both teach and learn.

Therefore, practice sessions should be organised around facilitating the development of the skills necessary to receive, control and move the ball.

Once players achieve a decent level of competence in their individual ball mastery, then their creative flair and skill development can take place… with player roles and responsibilities, movement, creating space and team organisation becoming the basis of sessions.

Junior and youth coaches who have a clear understanding of the value of organising technical practice sessions will often reap the benefits when competitive soccer takes place.

While points and league tables are not at stake, individual player development should form the core training purpose of coaches.

If you want to get the most out of developing your entire soccer squad you should adopt the following ideas:

1) At a young age, children just want to play. So, set up situations where the players can learn by playing the game.

The game is the best teacher for young players. Use 3 v 3 & 4 v 4 teams without goal keepers regularly in your sessions.

2) Keep your interventions to a minimum. However, when you do have feedback to give, remember to keep it short and simple. A picture paints a thousand words, so demonstrate, test player understanding then let the exercise or game carry on.

Utilise breaks to get themes and coaching points across.

Ask the players at the end of the session what the key learning points were, you’ll be amazed at what they retain.

3) The soccer coaching process is continual… so reflect this in your philosophy. Some of the foundations that you lay now, may not pay dividends for a number of seasons. So set your coaching goals on three levels, seasonal, monthly and by coaching session.

Ensure that each of your sessions contributes to your overall objectives.

4) Set age appropriate goals.

The golden age of U6 to U12 is ideal for motor skills to develop and gain mastery of the ball. As the players enter adolescence their mental capacity to process information increases and the complexity of the 11 a side game can be worked on like team organisation, tactics, strategies and patterns of play.

In the private, members only area of Junior Soccer Coach we explore all of these topics in far more detail. Age specific drills, exercises and key technical development points are ready for you to print out and give to your team.

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It’s a simple and effective attacking mentality tip that I’ve used with my teams since they we’re playing at U7′s level.

When my team’s have got the ball into our opponents box I tell them not to let it come out again without a shot having been taken.

You see some teams are great in possession and can pass the ball for fun, laterally across the pitch or down the channels without any real penetration… e.g. getting the ball into the box.

‘Possession without penetration will not win soccer games’

Simple drills that help players shield the ball, develop their close control, dribble to evade a tackle and shoot as soon as they make half a yard for themselves will all help your team to keep the ball in the box and turn possession into scoring opportunities.

We’ve got plenty of drills in the members only area of Junior Soccer Coach that you can watch, print out and take straight onto the training ground that will help your team create more chances and score more goals.

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Has your team ever played against a team were your players had difficulty maintaining possession when they have possession of the ball?

What I see in many of our local leagues is too many teams are intent in getting the ball forward as quickly as possible.

Individual players don’t seem comfortable on the ball.

If I didn’t know better, they look like they can’t wait to get rid of it for one of a number of possible reasons:

1) Pressure from the coach when on the ball

2) They don’t have the basic skills to cope with the game

3) Win at all costs mentality

When players are correctly coached in the basics of the game, they gain in confidence and start enjoying soccer in whole new manner.

In your training sessions, whatever age, your players continue to work on developing their first touch, control of the ball, shielding and movement.

Instill into the players that maintaining possession of the ball is far more important than getting it into your opponents box as quickly as possible.

When ALL your team are comfortable on the ball they can then dictate the game based on the score and timing of the game.

If required your team can slow it down, pick up the tempo and dare I say take their time over dead ball situations.

This is what I call soccer intelligence... but your players need to have the basics in their locker in order to control the game.

Soccer Intelligence

Soccer intelligence comes from your coaching… but do you have the game intelligence in your locker to pass it on to your players?

One of the best drills and small sided games that you can use with your squad is playing 4 v 4, two or three touch conditioned soccer in an area 10 yards by 10 yards. (Adjust the area according to how well your players cope)

This small sided game will help develop their first touch (rapidly), they’ll need to have their head up knowing where their closest opponent is, where supporting team mates are… and just as important, it’ll force them to communicate with each other too.

Where your players move within this area and highlighting their options through thoughtful coaching interventions is where your soccer intelligence will help the players.

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That’s it for this tip.

Keep watching your players when they are in possession of the ball… not just the player on the ball, but look at the movement of your supporting players too.

In this post there is a soccer coaching video that explains and demonstrates a functional soccer drill that you can quickly and easily set up on your training ground to achieve success.

Watch this attacking soccer tactic video now…

When your team has control of the ball they have control of the game and its important that your team are comfortable in possession, patient in their build up and know when to switch the ball from one side of the soccer pitch to the other in order to move and shift the defense.

This drill focuses on all of these key elements.

ORGANISATION

Set up 3 zones, two 15 yard square zones with a lane 15 yards by 10 yards in width in between. See the soccer video below for a full illustration.

Decide on three teams of four players, place each team in one of the zones. In zone 1 & 2 the aim of the drill is for the players to keep possession of the ball in their zone and after 5 consecutive passes transfer the ball into the opposite zone.

The players in the neutral zone are the defenders. Only two players from the neutral zone can leave it to go and close down the team in possession.

The objective is for the team in possession to show composure, good control, passing and team work to keep the ball and then transfer it.

The defenders should force errors in the play from the team in possession and once that is achieved they then swap roles.

For full instruction, coaching points and to see how the drill works watch the video.

EQUIPMENT

Plenty of soccer balls, cones, flags, half pitch, 12 players

COACHING POINTS

For The In Possession

• Quick feet and good close control
• Communication
• Accurate passing to feet
• Movement to create space and make passing angles
• Space and support

For The Defenders

• Teamwork in closing down and preventing passing channels
• Mental and physical strength to continue to close
• Good recovery lines to get back and deny space & time
• Hold up the attacker
• Jockey, shield, force the play by body positioning

PROGRESSION

In order to progress this drill you could…

• Decrease the space in the zones
• Increase the number of defenders
• Increase or shorten the distances to be covered.
• Use one and touch touch conditions

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In this soccer tip we’ll share with you a drill that we regularly do with our junior and youth players to increase their speed of thought and footwork.

It’s called Round The Clock Soccer Speed Drill.  Actually watch this soccer video for an extensive explanation…

This soccer drill needs a few minutes to organise but once you understand how it works it can be a great exercise to use with your players. Speed of thought, quickness of feet, getting their head up, as well as having to listen and react quickly are all part and parcel of this drill.

You can use this drill with or without a ball.

Watch the drill animation below for a fuller explanation.

ORGANISATION

Set up your cones so that you what represents a clock face, i.e. 12 cones laid out at 5 minute intervals.

At the 12, 3, 6 and 9 times, I would place a seperate coloured cone. This is where you will place your teams.

Split your squad up, ideally you should have at least 12 players per clock face, so put 3+ players on each 12, 3, 6 & 9 o clock coloured cones.

Now for the slightly tricky part… depending on how quickly your players pick this bit up you may some fun getting started. Each of the four groups stood on their coloured cone is standing on their clock face at 12 o’clock.

You aim is to pick a time, say 4 o’ clock and then the players must run, clockwise to their respective 4 o’ clock cone. If you are finding this narrative a little confusing don’t worry the video drill below will make sense.

If your players have understood your instruction and have all run in a clockwise fashion to their respective 4 o’ clock then they should all have run to a seperate place, although they may have crossed paths in the centre of the clockface.

As soon as they get back to their respective 12 o’clock shout out the next time for the second player in line to run to. The second player can’t go until their first team mate is back. So iff their team mate is lagging behind a bit they have to work harder for the next team mate otherwise they will start to fall behind and the rest periods in between will be very short. (Please note… don’t overwork the players!)

The distances that you want to have your players covering should be appropriate to their age and ability for mini soccer (7 – 9) no more than 8 yards in diameter, junior and youth 10 – 15 yards.

EQUIPMENT

12 cones per clockface, 12 players+

COACHING POINTS

Running Form

• Listenting skills
• Alertness to where they should be running
• Anticipation of the start, or for the hand over in a relay race
• Quick short strikes on the ground to build intial momentum
• Feet approximately shoulder width apart with body leaning forward over the first couple of yards
• Toes turned out slightly to get maximum push of soles of feet (watch how sprinters get that acceleration in the first few yards)
• Stride lengthening to cruise
• Deceleration and change of direction
• Determination!
• Head up looking at what they may bump into

PROGRESSION

In order to progress this drill you could…

• Give the players a ball to dribble with not just running

If they leave with a smile on their face then what I’ve found is that they are energized at the very start of the next session, in fact most of them sprint onto the training ground!

If your players are energized, share your secrets with us at Junior Soccer Coach, we love to hear from everyone that finds our information motivational and useful… but if your players need a little energizing then these next two points should have them eager to get to your next session.

Well, for starters at the end of any coaching session I do, I gather the players in for a debrief of the main topics that we’ve been working on during the session.

More often than not, this will be in the form of a demonstration or recreation of a situation that occured during training that brought about all of the key coaching points.

But to help with the interactivity, I ask plenty of questions to test the players understanding and comprehension of the topic.

When players answer questions, encourage them by saying well done.  Even if the answer isn’t quite right, build on it yourself and recognise their contribution.

We tend to summarise together the points of the session and then in my debrief I inform the players on what we will be working on in the next session… I don’t tell them everything, but give them enough to look forward to it.

After we’ve had our quick debrief we then have a quick 5 minute tournament at the end of the session, this can be in the form of a penalty shoot out, cross bar challenge, keepy uppy, donkey race… whatever it is its just got to be fun and the players need to have a laugh.

In the 5 minute tournament, there are no coaching points to be made its simply a time to let the players have a bit of a laugh and giggle, but we almost always have some kind of forfeit for the players coming last!

Occassionally, we’ll also include the parents on the sidelines too… now that really does get a laugh!

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There are seven key points that should be remembered when coaching a goalkeeper.

• As a football coach, you should never force a player to take the role of goalkeeper if he doesn’t want to play in that position. It takes a specific type of character and personality to take on such a specialized role and this is true no matter what the age of the player. Players who perform brilliantly in outfield positions have been known to crumble when forced by a well-meaning coach to take on the goalkeeping position.

• Spend time with your goalkeeper. Give him assistance with developing good habits and traits. An experienced coach knows a keeper requires individual attention during training sessions and will use this time to practice techniques and discourage lazy or careless work.

• Always remain positive even if your team has taken a thrashing! Most goalkeepers will be aware of any mistakes they’ve made resulting in the opposition scoring. Don’t linger on it whilst the match is still being played; instead show lots of encouragement and a few quick training points if needed before the game kicks off again. Use the next coaching session to practice any areas that need improving.

• Help your keeper remain calm. A talented goalkeeper will have the ability to take control of the game and set the pace. Encourage the keeper to hold possession of the ball for a maximum of five seconds after performing a save as this demonstrates confidence and control as well as allowing him to regain his composure. All too often, a coach yells at his goalie to pass the ball swiftly. Sometimes it will be necessary to quickly release the ball but confidence will be achieved with stature and composure.

• Praise your goalkeeper frequently, not just when he makes a save. A goalie will get lots of admiration from his team-mates and fans for stopping the opposition scoring; however, it’s the job of a coach to give credit and appreciation for additional expertise shown during a match. Abilities such as good communication with defence, forcing an attacker to miss a shot through skillful positioning or a well-aimed pass that results in attack should all be given commendation.

• Think carefully before substituting a goalkeeper. During my career, we suffered several heavy losses; however, on none of these occasions was I replaced. I remember in one match, I was having a bad game and we were 5-0 down at half time. An early error had shaken my confidence and it was obvious to the opposition, who were exploiting it. My coach offered me encouragement during a half time talk away from the other members of the team, emphasising my abilities and strengths and how well he knew I could play – just generally building up my confidence. It worked. After the break, the match turned around completely. I conceded no further goals and although our side lost 5-3, I was awarded man of the match. If you feel it’s absolutely necessary to substitute your goalkeeper, focus on his positive qualities and make it clear you’re not doing it because he is a bad player but because it’s just not his day.

• Give your goalkeeper help with additional training. It’s difficult to spend as much time with your goalie as perhaps you’d like to, particularly if training sessions only last for a couple of hours each week. Show your keeper drills and exercises he can work on at home either with the help of a parent or on his own. Lend him coaching DVDs, which he can watch or point him in the direction of websites he can visit for help and information on improving his game.

Always remember, a good goalkeeper will never stop learning.

In this article, two scenarios are outlined with methods of managing this kind of response or personality. Tempers can flare even in younger players when hard challenges or late tackles are made and a referee or linesman making a bad decision can cause extreme irritation and tantrums.

Do your best as a football coach to put a stop to this type of reaction. Ensure your players are aware that they could cause a yellow or even red card from the referee. During pre-match talks, remind the team that rough challenges will occur and occasionally an official will make an error of judgement. Instruct your team never to get into an argument with the referee or try to get revenge for a harsh or unjust tackle.

It’s not just on the side lines that emotions are highly charged but all players need to stay calm and composed with their concentration firmly on the match. They should be aware of what’s happening on the pitch not engaging in fiery reactions as this could result in giving the opposition an advantage. Take for example a situation where the referee gives a dubious free kick to the other side. The opposition has played the ball and are now on the attack whilst your team are still arguing with the official.

Full concentration is important during a match. Get this point across to the team by recounting a scenario from a recent top-flight game and the response from the players, whether bad or good.

Hopefully, your pre-match talk with the team will lessen the likelihood of hot-tempered outbursts occurring. Sometimes though you will need to keep a check to ensure a situation isn’t escalating on the field. Keep an eye out for players tackling after the ball has been played, jostling or pushing, heated words or any other inappropriate behaviour. Use your judgement on how severe the situation is likely to develop.

It may be necessary to bring a player off and put a substitute on in his place. This gives the player the chance to calm down, enabling you to discuss the situation and how you would prefer him to deal with it. If you’re using rolling substitutes, it may be possible to put the player back on the pitch once he is composed.

Do you have a player in your squad who is frequently hot tempered, resulting in bookings or a sending off almost weekly from either responding to incidents or actively initiating them? If so, it might be an idea to drop him from the team. This puts the message across clearly that you regard his behaviour unacceptable and that he must think of the team and the effect on them.

It’s crucial to have the all the players on the field with no reductions because of uncontrolled reactions. Discuss these reasons with the offending player and hopefully he will soon show a good improvement.

If however, he shows no change, you may be left with no option than to introduce more severe measures, such as enforcing suspension for a specified number of matches. With any luck, this should have the desired effect and the player will finally realise he must keep calm if he wishes to play for the team.