Things You'll Need:
- Your team
- A whistle
- A parent volunteer
- practice cones or discs
- A size 2 soccer ball for each child
- A small goal
- A park
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Step 1
Once you receive your team's roster, call the parents to introduce yourself, let them know the time and location of practices and ask if they would be interested in volunteering during practices and games. If they are interested in volunteering, write down their availability.
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Step 2
Before the first practice, type up a schedule of when each parent volunteer is expected to attend a practice or game. Type a similar schedule of when each family should provide drinks and snacks after the games. Print a copy of both schedules for each child.
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Step 3
Staple the volunteer and snack schedules to the game schedule. This will help busy parents keep all the important dates together.
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Step 4
At the first practice, spend 10 minutes telling the parents what is expected from them. This could include getting the children to games 15 minutes early, no negativity toward the children or other parents and picking up the kids on time.
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Step 5
Practices should be 45 minutes to an hour; any longer and you risk bored, overtired toddlers.
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Step 6
Although they don't need it, spend the first five minutes stretching with the kids. It's a good habit to establish. After they learn the stretches, allow each child to pick one for the team to do.
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Step 7
Teach the kids how to pass to each other during practice, but don't expect to see this skill in a game at this age. Every time they kick a ball, your little athletes will improve, so your time won't be wasted on passing drills.
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Step 8
Incorporate the soccer ball into children's games. For example, play Duck, Duck, Goose, but whoever is "it" must dribble a soccer ball while she walks around the circle.
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Step 9
Spend at least 10 minutes every practice having the kids shoot at the goal.
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Step 10
End each practice with a scrimmage. This will teach the kids which goal their team is attacking, but it's OK if they get confused. Expect it to happen.







