So you want to coach 5 – 10 yr olds
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Sessions for young players should be no longer than 40 minutes, focusing on play-based learning of a few skills like dribbling followed by short games to practice the skills. The space used should start small and increase over the season as skills develop to keep errors low and time on task high. Coaches should plan to introduce 3-4 skills in short periods rather than 1-2 for long periods to keep players engaged and moving.
So you want to coach 5 – 10 yr olds
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- 2. * Concentration – players of this age will only be able to handle a 40 min session – even shorter session in early season. *
- 3. * Make the session play based. Teach a skill then make a game up e.g. for dribbling ‘Pirates’ or ‘Rob the Nest’. *
- 4. * Start in a small space and as the season progresses keep increasing the space the players have to run in. * Skill level low - a bigger space just means more errors and less time performing the skill. *
- 5. * Plan to do 3 or 4 skills for short periods rather than 1 or 2 for long periods of time. Players of this age need the skills to be changed regularly – keep them moving. * E.g. Skill – Dribbling & Tapping * Introduce skills * Move in to dribbling relays and tapping relays * Play a game of ‘Pirates’ or ‘Rob the Nest’ increasing the grid size depending on the ability of the group. *