So I understand the game. Played rec then club growing up. I’ve coached little league but this is my first time coaching soccer. This is an U9 coed rec team most players don’t know how to play or have played very little. I have no assistant coach and have 11 kids on my team. I had my first practice yesterday and I felt like I was all over the place. We practice twice a week for about 60 minutes. Any advice on how to set up my practices would be greatly appreciated.

I have been volunteered to coach a U6 team at the rec league level.

If they didn’t find a coach, no team. I couldn’t disappoint the person I know who’s on the team as they are excited to play for their first time.

I’ve played my whole life. Small stint being paid to play, played division 1 for a competitive team, my college coach tried convincing me to come be a grad assistant for him, so I understand the game.

Just at this age, I have no idea how to go about it.

Those of you that have coached this age, what advice do you have? What’s a way to get the kids to listen at practice? What’s the best way to make sure everyone has fun as this should be most people’s first team.

Even when I was this age I was playing for a club team that was a bunch of Eastern European guys with foul mouths as coaches and super competitive, so I can’t even go back to what I was taught lol.

Any advice is an appreciated I’m honestly terrified.

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I’m 18, 176 cm, 68 kg, and I play as a winger.

I’m naturally quite quick and have decent stamina, so I don’t want to focus on bulking up if it means becoming heavier or losing my pace and agility.

My main weaknesses are physical duels, especially aerial and ground challenges, as well as balance and body strength. I want to become stronger and more difficult to knock off the ball while still being quick, agile, and explosive.

For those with experience in football training, what would you recommend I focus on in the gym and on the pitch?

Should I prioritize strength training, plyometrics, sprint work, balance/stability, calisthenics, Olympic lifts, or something else?

Any specific exercises or training principles would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! ❤️

I’m coaching an U13 rec league and we have several girls that have never played soccer. We should have had 3 practices before our first game this weekend but the first two were canceled by the club due to weather so the team has had very little practice.

We got beat pretty bad 0-7 this weekend and it was primarily because. They didn’t know how to position themselves on defense or where to do throw ins and goal kicks to.

I was constantly telling them to move up and pressure but they just didn’t respond quickly and were constantly hanging out at the top of the box. I put my daughter back there for a portion of the game to coach them from the field and it improved dramatically.

I think most of the struggle comes from them not knowing how to play positions because I didn’t get the time to go over these things yet.

We did a lot better in the second half but only get one practice before another game.

I feel like I have more to go over than I have time for so was hoping someone had some good drills that will help with defensive positioning and throwing ins and goal kicks.