Coaches:
The Hollywood Soccer Club is dedicated to providing our coaches top level instruction, training, resources and support.
Training Guidelines and Practice Plans:
Kinder Kick U6:
- FUN: Passion for the game.
- Technical mastery.
- Main focus is ball touches and dribbling in a fun environment.
- One ball. One child. Complete focus on the individual.
- Develop big muscle groups with balance as a focus.
- Skipping and running.
- Ball Touches: http://www.youtube.com/user/hollywoodsoccerclub
- Practice Plans: 60 minutes:
- Welcome 5 minutes.
- Ball touches 10 minutes.
- Dribbling 10 minutes.
- Play small side games. 1v1 1v 2, and 2v2. 15 minutes.
- Fun games 15 minutes.
- (Dribbling Games) Keep away, tag, treasure hunt in ones. Maze games. (Fun Games) Asteroid, 3 v 3.
U7/U8
- FUN: Passion for the game.
- Technical mastery.
- Main focus is receiving and passing, with ball touches and dribbling included in a fun environment.
- One ball. One child as much as possible in the first half of practice.
- Ball Touches: Toe touches on top of ball. Pull backs. Side to side, keeping low. http://www.youtube.com/user/hollywoodsoccerclub
- Introduction of teamwork with 2s:
- Solving problems in groups of two.
- Offensive and Defensive concepts introduced:
- Everyone plays offensive and defense within a position.
- Emphasize concepts over positioning.
- Practice Plans: 60 minutes:
- Coordination Training 5 minutes.
- Ball touches 5 minutes.
- Dribbling 5 minutes.
- Passing/Receiving 10 minutes.
- 2 v 2 or 2v2, plus 1, for 10 minutes.
- Fun games 10 minutes.
- Closing 5 minutes.
U9/U10
- FUN: Passion for the game.
- Technical mastery.
- Main focus is passing and receiving techniques, with ball touches and dribbling included, shooting introduced.
- Ball Touches: V, behind the back V. Pull, Push Stay low http://www.youtube.com/user/hollywoodsoccerclub
- Shooting Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8-JyBrcO9A&feature=related - Introduction of small group activities:
- Working in 3s and 4s to solve problems.
- 3v1.
- Keep Away with every player touching ball once.
- 1, 2, 3, 4 passing.
- Offensive and Defensive concepts introduced as group play in 3s and 4s.
- Develop players through multiple positions.
- Offensive: Attack, expand / possession, creativity
- Defensive: Pressure, Cover, Balance. Chorography
- Practice Plans: 60 minutes:
- Jog/light stretching 5 minutes.
- Ball touches 5 minutes.
- Dribbling 10 minutes.
- Passing/Receiving 10 minutes.
- Shooting 5 minutes.
- 2 v 2 or 2 v3, or 3 v 3 15 minute games.
- Fun games or 4 v 4 or 6 v 6 for 15 minutes.
- Special Notes:
- Motivation:
- Ask Children to "Show me"
- Do drills twice and time them to see if the child can improve.
- Boys /Girls:
- Boys want to be top dog.
- Girls want to be nice and make friends.
- Teach girls to compete.
- Teach boys to help make their teammates better.
U11/U12
- FUN: Passion for the game.
- Technical mastery.
- Main focus is passing/receiving and shooting techniques, with ball touches and dribbling included. Ball touches against Defense. Heading introduced.
- Small group activities continue: Working in larger groups to solve problems.
- Offensive / Defensive team concepts introduced. Develop players through multiple positions.
- Ball Touches: http://www.youtube.com/user/hollywoodsoccerclub
- Practice Plans: 60 minutes:
- Jog/light stretching 5 minutes.
- Ball touches 5 minutes.
- Passing and or receiving 10 minutes.
- Shooting 10 minutes.
- 2 v 2 or 2 v3, or 3 v 3 15 minute games.
- Fun games or 4 v 4 or 6 v 6 for 15 minutes.
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