IMPROVE your youth soccer training sessions - U9/U10
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- čas přidán 28. 05. 2024
- Want to improve your training sessions at youngest ages? Wonder how I plan and execute my practices? This is how I do it.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:25 4 elements of my sessions
01:03 Warm Up/Activation
02:36 Rondos/Possession
06:10 Pattern Choreography & Pattern Play
09:34 Conditional SSG
11:41 What I don't do in regular training sessions
12:45 Complete session example
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Just volunteered to coach 3/4th grade soccer as my son along with many other kids were going to get turned away and I have been stressing so much that I do not have the knowledge to be a coach! Your videos are a lifesaver! Thank you so much for doing these videos!
Awesome. Good luck!
Same boat, lol.
same first practice is Thursday 😳
This my 1st season with u10 with my oldest son and ready for the first practice next Wednesday and start my 5th season with my u8 with my daughter❤ nd once my 5yr old beats this leakeima Cancer he be playing as well🙏🎗️ Prayers to All Coachs out Here❤For a safe and good Season 🙏
Good luck! Feel free to reach out if you have questions. There's plenty here on CZcams. I'm going into my 6th season this spring.
Focus on passing. Kids this age need to learn to pass and advance down the field.
2. DEFENSE. They're young but we still need some DOGS out here
3. You are the captain of your ship. Not them. Any kids that keep a bad attitude or want to disrupt practice, you make them run . Then run some more. 3rd strike they sit and you tell their parents why.
You always need one of the best players as your stopper. One of the tallest fastest as our sweeper. I try to spread our talent around. We play a 3-2-1 and play a triangle offense
They are to look for their triangles all over the field. My stopper has the strongest kick and is strong and experienced. I give him leeway. To make his choices. We works within his diamond.
He assisted one our first goal yesterday after stealing the ball and clearing. Then pushed all the way up to assist our right central mid.
Beautiful work from 6 & 7 year olds.
I try to do drills like give and go pass to them finishing with the shot against their keeper.
Triangle passing drills. Red light green light. Baseline dribble to top of box turn and score. 3v3 with goalie drills. Rotating. I only have 10 players so they get a ton of work. All our drill are usually based in game like situations.
I can teach them multiple things at once without specifically teaching them each thing. It keeps them engaged for sure.
We do warn up for 5-10 minutes tiptoe drills, a few push ups and stuff like that. Counting it out as a team. To be that's fundamental and gets them focused. They have a ton of fun and love me but they also know they are here to work hard. And they will feel good about themselves after
THANK YOU. I am coaching for the first time with a U10 team that does not have any idea of spacing or passing. This video is invaluable.
Thank you. Good luck!
Great stuff. It’s amazing how little is out there like this, but it’s so helpful and appreciated. You are helping tons of youth players have a better time at soccer.
Thanks! You hit it on the head, it's a total jungle out there when it comes to coaching education, especially at the youth level. Glad to help!
People make it way too complicated. This is exactly what I was looking for.
@@CoachRorySoccer what would be the mannequin positions for a 3-2-3 set up?
I too just became the head coach for my son’s 9 u team and they will play 8v8! First game is tomorrow and I’m certain that I’m more nervous than my players!!! Your videos are a great help thank you
Good luck!!
You’re absolutely right U9/U10 players don’t need to stretch but we do it anyway. The reason is we want to prepare the boys and girls for their life in sports we want teach them agility, smoothness and routine. So from time to time we show them stretch exercises wich they can use all life long. They warm up and stretch and familiarize with that and learn something about their own bodies. If you starting stretching not until they are 10 or 12 yrs old they’re stiff and clumsy already. Couldn’t reach their toes with the fingers and something and if that is the case all the stretching to come is torture and the kids feeling uncomfortable with that. I am trying to prevent this issue and teach them to stretch from the very beginning.
I use anything like that as a mental exercise to prepare them etc.
This has been my first year in U9 club. I was really starting to doubt I was the guy for the job but your videos have helped my coaching approach very much. Ive used many of the things you teach. Thank you.
Awesome! Glad they helped.
I’ve been coaching these age groups for quite awhile. I had to learn through experience and constantly changed my approach to training. I want to thank you as your videos helped me a lot. Now I am In a place where I feel comfortable with my trainings and my teams are performing really well and playing high level in my area. I do everything pretty much the same except that I do add at least 1 technical training exercise a day. I do this because a lot of players at these ages are not good on the ball and even though I give them homework not everyone has the discipline to do it. I make sure to keep it high intensity and max 3 players per line. I’ve found a good balance with this.
Thank you
Thanks!
Loved the detailed session plan. I will be incorporating such sessions for my u-10s too. Coach Rory you are doing a great job helping us coaches and players!!
Thanks!!
You are a godsend coach. I’ve played soccer at a pretty fairly decent level and sometimes having the player mentality doesn’t transfer over well when coaching. You explained this so damn simple I actually have wonderful insight on how to coach my players.
Hate to say it but my players are gonna be on “repeat” until it’s instinct for them to play intelligently from the training.
*THANK YOU*
Thank you!! Other than your choice of club…😅. Leeds fan here.
Been coaching for years. CZcams has a lot of recycled stuff on drills etc. I do have to say this video is one of the much better ones. I agree 100% on the fitness and technical training as well.
Thank you!
Thank you for these videos, I was strong armed into coaching a team this season and these have been a life saver.
Awesome! Glad they helped!
I totally agree with your approach to training at this age, great video
Thanks!
Rory, you're my best resource for coaching our U10s. I really appreciate all the work you put into this. I like the stepwise approach to it all but I really appreciate your pattern play examples. I find them really useful for going over all kinds of coaching tips. Players are learning where to be and it's especially helpful to work with the weak side players off the ball. Thank you for all of this.
Wow! Thank you. Really appreciate it!!
Gr8 coach. It helps lots of coaches worldwide...
I’m a u10s coach and although I back myself to the fullest I really find it easier watching your videos and breaking it down to them how you explain it ! Great stuff …. We all hate Leeds scum though 😂 up the blades ⚔️⚽️
😂. Thanks for the kind words. Good luck in EPL this year! I have to buy espn+ to watch the whites in the states. Brutal.
Excellent content. Thanks
These are great. Thank you!
Super helpful, thank you!
Coach Rory, I appreciate you. You speak the truth.
Thanks!!
Great video. Thanks so much for the tips!
For sure!
Love your vids. Great examples to use here
Thanks!
Great stuff!
Thank you!
Excellent!! I had a practice tonight (second night of coaching), and this (and some of your other videos) added so much to my practice plan and practice results!!!!
Awesome! Hope it goes well.
I support you my coach 🥰
I absolutely loved this. Great tips coach and I will sure try to emulate this with our team. Thanks :)
Thanks!
Your content has helped me to be a better coach. Appreciate you very much!
Thank you!
Rory, First of all as a young coach for u9's going into u10's I would like to thank you for your great channel its been a huge help. Keep it going mate
Thanks! More vids to come. Been a busy spring season. ⚽️
Can’t thank you enough for this! I’ve got a u10 team and know they’ll love this!
Awesome! Let me know how it goes.
@@CoachRorySoccer went pretty well! Some of them are new to the game, but they handled it in a impressive way!
I really liked this video. I just started coaching an U11 & U10 & this will bring some much needed structure to my practice sessions. Thank you coach!
Check out my latest video it’s an updated version of this video.
Again great video! I am definitely a believer now. We had our 1st U10 rec practice and I sarted with battles boxes as they arrived, did a little 2v1 and then rondos. The kiddos wanted to scrimage so we did 4v4 last. I added small teaching points throughout like fast/slow/side/low etc. I will say they were engaged and having fun, a lot better than when I previously coached and did passing, tech drills etc. Normally the kids lose interest and its like herding cats on fire. I am nervous about game time and following your BOOTB and possession strategy but will keep going. I am used to kicking goal kicks hard and far and starting kickoff kicking the ball to the goal. Thanks again coach Rory!
Hey great! Keep it up
My first year and having this to work of is absolutely awesome thank you for putting up the vids
Thanks you!!!
Coach,
I just needed to say thank you for these wonderful videos. I just took my u10 girls and won the championship thanks to your training session advice. Keep up the great work.
Hey thanks!! Great job coach!
Enjoyed this... we do technical training but only about 6-7minutes at the beginning. The kids LOVE it and so we basically just use it as a "warmup"
Thanks!
Awesome video. But I think I’m gonna have to do a little technical training for my Rec league kids. But this time it’s always gonna be fun. Either because there’s a competitive element between two sides, or you get to take a shot after the technical element is completed.
Totally agree that football or soccer needs to evolve towards more realistic training. Today we can compare most training with karate kata vs mma training. One is pretty to see but to fight the other is more effective
Thanks!!
I just started coaching my son's U9/U10 team, and this is some pretty good stuff!
Thank you! Good luck!
Very helpful video on how to structure a session. Thank you very much.
Glad it helped!
Very helpful, thanks for sharing!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the kind words!
This is very helpful. Thanks for keeping it nice and simple.
Thanks!
This is very direct and concise way to deliver coaching lectures. Thank you sir
Thanks bro! New vids dropping this week!!
@@CoachRorySoccer Hi Rory. I guess I can adapt your coaching tech to my U8 team too?
Wish I saw this months ago. Absolute gold!
Really appreciative!
Coaching a U10 rec team for the first time this fall and planning on modeling our twice a week 1-hr sessions around your suggestions. Thanks for putting this out there!
Fantastic! Let me know how I can help.
I feel like one hour is not enough tho, I also started coaching a u10
@@JPuga11 I will say that it took basically our entire rec season to start to see real progress from the team. Luckily a little over half our team stayed together for the spring season this year and they are picking it back up much faster this time around. 2 hours a week is not a lot, especially in just a 10 week rec season. But I’ve just come to accept that all I can do is make the most of the time I’ve got. We won one game all season last fall and last weekend we won our very first game of the season and there were some flashes of good passing and possession!
Hi, this is by far the best open-minded, player focussed vision of youth football I’ve seen. Really great work, thnx for making the time to share it Cory!
I do have a question about your pattern choreography & pattern plays.
In my region, u9 plays 5 vs 5. Do you have any examples about that diamond formation too?
I’m new to coaching, looked into your videos but couldn’t find 5 vs 5 ideas.
So 5v5 I assume without a keeper? Formation here would be 1-3-1 diamond with a central player. Patterns would be similar without FBs. Basically your CBs are both CB and FB. I have a video on futsal patterns that might help at 5v5. Check that out!
@@CoachRorySoccer hi, no 4 on pitch + a keeper. So 1-2-1 on field. I’ll look at your futsall patterns then. KUTGW!
@@guylebastard4330 oh ok. Yeah then the futsal patterns vid will be very much applicable. Good luck!
Thank you btw for this!
Great stuff
Thanks
Thanks. This is amazing stuff 👏
Thanks!
I really like the idea of "game like decision". My son is playing for the first time and they didn't have a coach so I'm stepping up to the plate and have never played. Thanks for your help!
Thanks for coaching! Let me know how I can help!
Great video!
Thanks!
I also coach this age group and I feel you have it 100% correct. I do literally the exact same approach. I do add some speed ladder in there for 10 mins because I’ve noticed a lot of improvement in the players coordination.
Thanks!
I agree. I trained last season U11 and now U12. I also use the speed ladder the 1st 10 minutes. I also teach them to use both legs.
great content coach.. and a fellow Leeds fan too! cheers
MOT!
Excellent content. Love from French Canada :D
Thanks!
Looks good and wish the coaches my 8 year old were doing this.
This is brilliant thank you
More to come! Day job getting in the way. :)
Really helpful. Particularly the part about letting them get a bit of "pick up" time against each other at the beginning. Just let that pre-practice time roll straight into training.
Thanks!
Thanks!
thank you so helpful!
Glad it helped!!
Great Thanks 🤝🏻👏🏻
Anytime! Glad they help!
I love your approach. I think the "choreography and patterns" portion is crucial not controversial. I have struggled to find ways to walk through the actual game ball movement patterns in my practices - your video has given me the confidence and blueprint I need to actually do it.
Thanks! It’s controversial in the sense most coaches don’t believe in it. I agree completely it’s crucial. It’s essential to success in terms of how I want to play.
I als believe it is crucial. 1st training of the week I focus only on skills (technical training). The 2nd training I focus on how we want to play (match simulation).
@@jackdewipper187I have thought about this approach as well. I'm going to start with hitting the in-game in every practice but if it seems like it isn't working with the flow, I will do the in-game stuff for a longer time but only once a week.
That’s Wednesdays session planned thank you very much great video 😊
Let me know how it goes!
@@CoachRorySoccer unfortunately was cancelled (Irish weather) but will be trying it out next session 👍
Thank you
I think from experience incorporating agility drills before the first activation session is a positive as at u9 some kids have poor coordination and challenging them for 10mins at the start with ladders and hurdles will only benefit them but I love this training session. Something you could use over 6 weeks and can keep adding as they improve
Understand that mindset. For me it takes away from other activities
Just stumbled across your channel Rory, instant subscribe! I've recently taken on coaching a newly formed u10 girls team and your content is excellent. Some great videos to assist, thank you.
#ALAW 😉
Thank you. Good luck!
Good stuff. The most rewarding aspect of coaching besides seeing the children develop, have fun, create friendships, etc. is seeing the execution of concepts that were taught in practice on the field during a game. Hopefully those concepts are meant to make them better and not just win games! To do this I agree you need their attention which means fun small group actitivities based on a concept you think they need to learn and can grasp. Best to never make them sit, but rather briefly show the activity ideally the right way with players who will get it faster and then just start and coach as they go with few stops. It'snice to review the concept at the next practice and see if they remember it, and that means doing a similar activity (not the same kids like variety!) involving the same concept. Then after teaching concepts at practice coaches earn the right to ask questions to the players during the game. It's so rewarding to see them grasping what you've taught in a game! Better than winning, winning is a bonus!
One question I have is how much should we be teaching or introducing new concepts during a game? One of the worst things that I have done as a coach or witnessed other coaches doing I think is to aggressively (from the sidelines) tell players to execute things that I have never taught them! It's often better to just let them play than to try to teach them new things during a game from the sideline of course, but with that said , I think games can be used as an arena for teaching new concepts as long as it is done on the sideline when the player is not on the field- either with an assistant coach who doesn't have to watch the game or vice versa with the head coach while the assistant watches the game. And best if said instruction is done one on one in a non critical way like saying : "hey I know we didn't go over this but this is a great opportunity to learn a new thing that might help you , and you are doing great by the way with what you've learned so far....[briefly point out something that may help them]." That's probably ok? I wonder what you think about teaching during games Rory?
Yeah I would say at younger age group trying to introduce a new concept in the middle of a game is not a good idea. Agree with you. That being said sometimes we run into situations we didn't plan on. But for the most part yes I would try to let the kids play and guide them during games.
just realized i was commenting on your video what not to do as a coach at this level but this video also excellent
Superb!
Thanks!
Really nice vids 👍
Thanks!
I just used this video as my guide for my first U9 practice and I felt like it went great! I am excited for the season. This is the best youth coaching video (along with your common mistakes video) I've seen to date and I've watched some high-production value stuff.
Would love 4 more videos, one for each of the four practice phases you listed, specifically targeted at this age group. A list of variations on drills, indicators of when to up the drill difficulty, vocabulary to use and give to the players(you do this naturally it seems), and maybe a 5th video with a couple more sample practices like what you had at the end of this video would be tremendous. It seems pretty obvious to me that you have a lot more to say on it and those of us that are coming at it from almost no experience would benefit from it more than you might think. I really think you got a gift here you could capitalize on. Please make those 4 or 5 videos. Put them in a U9/U10 playlist on your channel and I think it would 📈🚀.
Edit: I just started watching more of your videos and realized you've already kind of done this. While your videos are the best the titles are inconsistent or maybe just not organized explicitly enough? I think if you just used the playlists feature on your channel to organize some of your videos into a specific U9/U10 applicable playlist or 7v7 or whatever you going for it would really help. The more organize/categorized the better. You can't over do it. I think this would make your channel much more friendly to new viewers. The 4/5 videos I mentioned above would still be good even if they just served an organizational purpose and only featured you just presenting a series of links to your other videos you've already made.
I hope I've explained all this in a coherent manner. I'm just trying really hard to help because I appreciate your videos so much.
Great suggestions! Thank you yes I will update the playlists and go more in depth on the individual components of the session. Because I do and can have more to say!
Thanks Coach Rory, as a U9/10 girls coach and being new to coaching I find your videos right on point and very helpful. Regarding your session example (10 players) and the 7v0 Pattern Play - how do you manage the other 3 players sitting out. Being new to coaching I've realized that managing numbers is a dark art not so easily mastered.
One idea is split the field in half. When I do this I have 2 goalies, 2 CMs, 2CFs.
My favorite 7v0 ever was splitting the field in half and rotating everyone through all the positions.
Yeah Mike is on to something with his comment. Also, could just have the kids take turns with each ball in at certain positions. So for example 2 kids at the FB and 9 positions and then switch in every other ball.
One of the most informative videos for this age group, I've always refer back to this video to refresh my thinking around my sessions. Very helpful, thank you
Awesome! Glad it helped!
I think if you have players that will commit to the homework, it can be really helpful to allow your sessions to be more about decisions and passing. We just got Techne for our club but we're finding it difficult for players to average 15 minutes a day with all the other activities they do. I will say that I do do technical training but it isn't in a line like you have above, it's more in like a star pattern or circle where players are constantly moving or in pairs so when their partner goes they rest. I'll setup two of each so all 11 of my players are constantly moving.
I will say, in your example session, I liked the division there for the 3v3 and rondo. That is something I have struggle with based on numbers and may look to doing more of that in the future.
It’s different. I get it. Some of my players commit to the homework others don’t. Still believe in positional work over everything
He is a great coach
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New sub here. Great videos. Love the Leeds shirt. MOT.
MOT! Welcome aboard. Hoping to post more regular vids, day job and multiple coaching commitments getting in the way!
Thanks for the great video.
Which homework videos do you send to your players/parents?
So I used to send certain videos. Coach Thomas Vlaminck channel is basically the Bible for technical work. Now a days many of my teams use apps. So techne or anytime soccer training.
THIS WAS AWESOME RORY. I love your simple approach, structure of the sessions, and focus on cognitively teaching the game.
What age do you recommend they start dynamically warming up?
AND is there anyone with content similar to yours that provides a framework and input like you but for older kids, u10 to u18?
Thank you! U12-13 is when you need to start to incorporate a dynamic warmup to avoid injury.
I am planning to get into some 11v11 content in the future. Unfortunately there aren’t a lot of stuff out their like mine which I guess is why I filled this niece.
That being said, I do recommend 3four3 and TOVO.
Thank you for these videos, they are immensely helpful. Coached a team from U9 through U12. Now I'm back to U8 with a new set of kids, with drastically different levels of knowledge. Where in your practice would you take time to explain the basics on throw-ins, corners, goal kicks, etc.?I could spend a whole practice on just those items, but it obviously would not hold their attention and wouldn't be very useful.
Yes I do set aside time for corners and throw ins but it’s not a lot. So hard to get to everything with only two 1.5 hr practices per week. I tend to focus on build out and possession the most. But I do pattern choreography for corners and throws but just not at the same frequency as build out.
I tried doing professional small field 4v2 one touch rondos with U10 and......needless to say.....learned a lot! Now that I see your field sizing.....and 4v0 starting point, I will not be making that mistake again!
Nice work! Yeah it takes patience, but stick with it and its magic!
Great video, I am pretty new to coaching squads and your videos have been really helpful. I would love to have your view on how you would start a team that is new to competitive game and lacks team cohesion and is put in a difficult league. Thx and if their is a vid like that already plz link it.
I’d start with build out. League placement needs to be right. Don’t want too hard or too easy
Really informative, I will definitely incorporate these ideas in my academy.
But I have a question, I remember you mentioning not incorporate technical side or fitness side, fitness I can understand but how can we materialise a passing sessions without children knowing to kick/ stop the ball using the correct part of the foot?
Your input will really help.
Thank you for all the knowledge sharing. God bless.
For me technical work is on the player. We will do some “technical” stuff in rondos (for example receiving across your body”. But pure dribbling drills around cones etc I don’t do at all
Lester, I would imagine that could be something addressed in initial season rondo activities. The first time, check if they know and they will figure it out during that activity. It’s not lecture-y or anything to say before a passing activity “what parts of your foot do you pass with?” And you can also leave it up for creativity because you can pass a lot of different ways.
This is great coach. Can you explain a bit about the neutral overload players in the 3 v 3, 4 v 4, games, etc?
Sure. So let’s say your doing a 4v4. You could add two players on outside that are neutral to encourage 2v1s to outside. Usually those players are given a two touch restriction.
Planning a new video hopefully out this week on session planning because this one needs an update as I have changed things slightly.
Hey, great content. I've really learned a lot about soccer, to help me coach my 9 yo daughters team. I am gonna run the 2-3-1. You make a lot of sense with your theory and we gotta set these kids up for success in the future if that's what they chose. I am curious why you believe stretching isn't important at this age? I don't agree with that. I believe it its important to maintain flexibility, and if anything its more important. The rate at which they are developing is so rapid. If you have studies that show different, please share. I have the philosophy that it will also help prevent injury. I wrestled through college and saw a lot of injury that began at early ages, that may have been preventable with flexibility. Thanks for your videos, they have been very helpful with strategy!
Yeah I mean I don’t think stretching at this age is really necessary. I’d say around U12 is when that becomes important
I train u11 & u12 in Europe. 1st training session we focus on technique, improving players individually. We teach them to use their weak leg often and some skills etc. This type of training is also possible to give without having kids lined up. I always add some goals to make the practice really fun. 2nd training of the week is very similair to yours. A lot of small matches and position play. We don’t really do choreography because we believe every situation in a match is unique.
Understood. I’m commonly an outlier in terms of some of my philosophy
@@CoachRorySoccer I’m definitely going to test your philosophy 💪🏼
@@jackdewipper187 love it! 👍🏻💪🏻
Hey coach, just came across your videos and i love them. I just started coaching a U-13 boys team which is 11vs11 and wondering if you have vidoes for that? The boys i have are great kids but are still learning how to kick a ball properly so nothing to complicated i guess is what im saying lol Thanks
Hoping to get some 11v11 content on the channel soon. Any of these things can be expanded based on numbers and age.
Hey Coach been studying your vids for a while now thanks! Do you have any examples of the technical training homework I would love to be able to hand that out optionally for parents of my U8 rec team as some definitely want more.
This might be a good thing for me to create. And even do a video on. Thanks!
I've just started an U12 girl's football team and this tutorial has really helped me. Best planning video I've seen. I wonder how successful Rory's teams are?
I have some videos of my U8’s and U12s from last year. Both are high level teams. The U12s are “ranked” top ten in the state.
Interested to see how the U9s do this year. I am coaching two U9s and the U12s.
Another great video as always. These are brilliant ideas and will be implemented. One question I do have. My team have a specialised Goalkeeper. He only wants to play in goal and is quite good. Do you have any sessions that would make the goalkeeper more involved aside from just passing to CB’s during positional choreography play?
GK are always involved in our possession and small sided games. For example 7v3 to mini goals playing it back through keeper is encouraged. Does your club provide specific keeper training? That’s really more for technique etc. But I always involve them with our exercises.
@@CoachRorySoccer thanks for the reply. We don’t have specific goalkeeper training but the player does have goalkeeper lessons outside of our club, so he has the ability. Since posting this message I have looked at some of your other videos and have noticed that the GK is involved, so will be implementing some of those too.
Love the videos (I've commented on a bunch because, well, they're almost all worth commenting on.
I do have two questions but they're sort of specific to girl's soccer at this age so I don't know to what degree you have experience with them. Regardless, here they are.
1) Some kids at this age (I've seen this with boys but it seems much rarer) simply don't know how to sprint. Like they literally don't understand the body kinematics involved in sprinting vs. jogging. I don't really know what to do with that. I've never been a running coach and just "run faster" isn't exactly good coaching. I didn't know if you'd run into this problem and had some tips on how to teach an 8 year old literally "how to sprint".
2) There's a real barrier I've noticed with girls and being aggressive. So much so that we've stopped using that word (because a couple girls were absolutely aghast that I would ask them to be aggressive) and we've switched to using the word "brave". That's helped some but it doesn't address the fundamental issue of them needing to be aggressive. Not being afraid to make a little bit of contact or step in to steal the ball from an opponent. This is one area that I feel like the rondo's do a really poor job of teaching the kids because it's so clinical and distant. How do you teach the kids that defensive aggression?
Really, really great videos though. Love em all.
Really great insight. While my experience is mostly on the boys side I see the same things you are describing. The first part running usually works itself out as they get older. They understand if they don’t sprint in certain situations they will lose games etc.
The aggressiveness to me is very hard to coach. Some kids just want it more and are sort of built that way. As they get older I try to get them to understand it’s a physical game and sometimes it’s not about skill it’s about physically winning the ball, tackles etc.
Love your videos. Quick question. I have a U10 girls team with 12 players. When doing the patern choreography with 7 players, what do you recommend the other 5 do? We only have half a field for practice. Should they watch the patter and then sub in? Or, should they be doing another activity concurrently, and the sub in?
Here is how I have my 1 hr session setup:
1. Warmup SSG - 2v1 up to 3v3
2. Teach/reinforce techical skill (e.g. dribbling; coaching points - when to use far touch vs. close touch)
3. Competitive game/drill to emphasize learned skill and coaching points
4. Assertive play drill (e.g. shielding, 50/50 balls - my girls need this! 🙂
5. Split rondo and SSG (e.g. 3v3 to 4 goal)
6. Patern choreography
7. Pattern play / situations (e.g. throw-ins, corners, free kicks, etc.)
Thanks!!!
Fantastic sessions! Have you seen my latest videos? The past three have been specifically on pattern choreography and there I do mention what I do with the other players. Basically I have them switch out each run through. In attacking patterns I’ll have a goalkeeper or two as well before progressing to adding defenders
These have been very helpful, especially with kids who have never played the game at all (U10). Do you have a recommendation for the size of the Puggs or other small goals for the Activation and BOOTB pattern choreography?
I believe I use 6x4 feet but honestly it doesn’t matter as long as they are mini goals etc.
Just started watching these, delighted to see Leeds United gear in the video. Fan?
You bet. MOT!
@@CoachRorySoccer Good man! What's the story behind that?
Great video…. When you do the pattern choreography.. what do you do with the other 3 or 4 players. Have them watch? Or do another activity??
Just switch out every play. Put multiple people in spots and they switch in every other. Than transition to defenders etc.
Great advice! Do you have any suggestions for how to coach kids to be more aggressive in winning the ball? We have some technically strong players that avoid any situation where there might be contact. It’s really hard to compete with 3-4 players like that on the field.
This is tough. In my experience it improves with age, but it mostly the makeup of the particular kid.
Really happy I found your channel and plan to put this to use in the Fall. Kind of in the weeds but in this setup do the 4 ft PUGGs work or do you recommend the 6 ft?
I prefer the 6 ft for younger ages.
@@CoachRorySoccer thanks so much! Will use those and incorporate into sessions similar to what you’ve shown. Thanks for the great videos. Extremely helpful.
@@Tex_155 happy to help! Good luck
First off thank you so much for your videos! Question. I coach my sons 10U rec team so they don’t have all the fundamentals and skills that a club or extra team has. Would you still suggest copying your practice routines or would you add drills to help them with their dribbling and passing as well?
These exercises can be done at any age or level. Certainly the more skilled the better it may look but all levels can benefit. And these drills will help with dribbling and passing.
This is great and i do agree on "pattern training". Question: how do you rotate players in the pattern choreography where you only play 7 of them? thanks
I just switch them out every run
Thanks for sharing. Love the info. However, I HAVE to do technical training with my U12's. Last year I had 7 players that never played. This year, 3. Regardless, if I don't do technical training for them they just simply won't do any.
Understand. It's a tough decision. Thanks for coaching man!
Other then some turning excercises that lend themselves to constant movement, I have felt it neccessary to avoid technical training. I get some girls struggling and some that tune out too quickly. I try to keep them moving and touching the ball or defending as much as possible
@@huddlechannel2932 100% agreed.
I share suggestions for at home technical training and remind parents that a lot of the percieved difference in ability is from players that are doing training drills at home. It is frustrating but we all face constraints and I've decided my limited time with the players is best spent in group activities that mimic game situations
love your videos. im about to start training a middle school soccer team, do you have any tips for me? thanks
Follow my videos. Happy to help anyway I can!!
Hey Coach, you mentioned homework. could you do a video, or share what types of drills you have the boys do on their own to work on individual skills/footwork?
Wall ball is my number one recommendation.
After that any program weather it be formal (like Techne) or just technical work off CZcams videos is all they need. 1v1 moved, turns and faints, etc.
@@CoachRorySoccer when you say wall ball do you just mean passing off a wall?
@@asylvia7 yeah. There are several good examples of you search CZcams. It’s the key to developing first touch
Hi Coach Rory, I really liked your coaching method. This is my first year coaching U8 kids, in fact I volunteered to be assistant in order to learn, but they asked me to coach. What would be your recommendation for training session plan for them? Since I am new on this?
I would say most sessions follow similar format to that explained in the video but make it very simple given the age.
I love this but I'm an assistant coach for a U9 club with 3 teams that practice all together. We usually start with a warm up of a relay race or quick dribble progression with all 30 kids. Then separate them with pennies by their assigned teams. The coaches then do 3 stations. We all have to share a half regulation field. Do you have any tips on how to structure a practice, especially considering half of our kids just struggle with goofing off? Love the channel
Thanks! That’s a challenge for sure. I’d split the kids up by ability and then run three stations like you said. With the higher ability group you could do more and with the lesser group a bit less etc.
And i also when we do the 3v3 or 2v2 drils they have to pass 2-3 times before they shoot the ball