Coaching 6, 7, and 8 Year Olds

Rating:
Summary: Awesome
Review: Excellent for teaching the basics of soccer to younger players with no competitive pressures.

Rating:
Summary: Teaches good, structure practice for young players
Review: Extra good for the very beginners. Somewhat applicable to players aged 4-6. Structured practices grow in complexity as skills develop. Great idea for teaching heading skills, don't know why I didn't think of it. Easily understood and can be read in less than an hour.

Rating:
Summary: How to run a practice... Read this book
Review: Great book for the coaching of younger children. Provides a step by step format on how a practice should be run (and make it fun for the kids). Gives a 7 week practice plan where the children learn different skills appropriate to their age level.

I recently attended a coaching clinic for younger children put on by the Soccer Coach at High Point University. I was amazed to find that a lot of his suggestions were exactly the same as what I have read in this book. The kids find the practices fun, and they are learning the fundamentals of soccer.

Rating:
Summary: How to run a practice... Read this book
Review: Great book for the coaching of younger children. Provides a step by step format on how a practice should be run (and make it fun for the kids). Gives a 7 week practice plan where the children learn different skills appropriate to their age level.

I recently attended a coaching clinic for younger children put on by the Soccer Coach at High Point University. I was amazed to find that a lot of his suggestions were exactly the same as what I have read in this book. The kids find the practices fun, and they are learning the fundamentals of soccer.