Things You'll Need:
- Orange Cones
- Soccer Apparel
- Soccer Cleats
- Soccer Shin Guards
- Soccer Uniforms
- Sports Referee Whistles
- Soccer Videos
- soccer balls
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Step 1
Work out a lesson plan and decide on your objectives before the practice session.
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Step 2
Get to the practice early to prepare yourself, including setting up cones for drills and games.
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Step 3
Divide practices into a gathering activity, warm-up, technical skills (e.g. passing and receiving, ball control), concluding game, and "doggy bag" (assigning homework).
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Step 4
Have players engage in informal soccer games for a gathering activity. This is done 15 minutes before practice begins, for players who arrive early.
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Step 5
Focus on having young players run with the ball, dribble and play one-on-one.
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Step 6
Encourage players to dribble the soccer ball with their heads up. This is a good skill for beginners to work on during the ball-handling section of practice.
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Step 7
Focus on the most basic and common pass, the inside-of-the-foot pass. Stress good form, with a firm foot and the toe up.
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Step 8
Keep games small, with teams rarely going above three or four per side.
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Step 9
Play a concluding game. Divide your team in half and just let them play. You can use this game to stress one of the aspects of the practice, such as passing.
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Step 10
Decide at the end of each session what your players need to work on for their "doggy bag" (individual work outside of practice).
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Step 11
End practice with a team cheer.
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Step 12
Make sure your ultimate goal is always to have fun.
