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SOCCER-COACH-LBASIC COACHING MANUALVersion 1.0July 29, 1999
Table of ContentsPreface to MS Word 97 Version .1Overview. .2Acknowledgements.4Contents of the Web-based Manual .5Basic Principles: What to Teach and Why.8Reasonable Expectations after One Year of Training .9The Most Important Skills to Teach.10Basic Guide to Formations and Positional Training.12How You Define "Winning" Will Affect All You Do . 12Develop a Long-Term Focus . 12Basic Soccer Positioning Is Easy. 12Basic Defensive Positioning in a Nutshell . 12Basic Offensive Positioning in a Nutshell. 13Applying These Basic Positioning Principles in Games . 14Picking a Defensive Style of Play . 14Handling Other Common Defensive Problems . 15Picking an Attacking Style of Play. 15Picking Formations for Older Recreational Teams . 16The First Few Weeks . 16Take Care with Positional Rules . 17Adopt Developmental Rotation Plans . 17Specialization Is for Advanced Players - Not Beginners. 17Basic Principles of Individual Attacking.19First Touch Phase. 19Field Attacking Phase . 20The Finishing Phase . 22Understanding Finishing Angles . 23Central Finishing . 24Angle Finishing to Near/Far Posts. 25Understanding Small Group Attacking Principles .28When Are Players Ready for this Work? . 28Learning the Importance of Support. 29Moving to 2 v 1 Finishing Work . 32SC-L Coaching Manualpage iprinted 08/23/99
Moving to 3 v 1 Finishing Work . 32How These Principles Relate to Larger Group Attacks. 33Understanding Individual Defensive Principles.35Placement in Relation to the Attacker. 35Learning Defensive Stances and Footwork. 36When Field Position May Influence Positioning . 37Learning When & How to Steal the Ball . 38Learning What to Do If Beaten . 39Understanding Basic Group Defensive Principles .41Dividing Up Responsibilities When There Are Two Defenders. 41The Role and Duties of the Cover Player. 41Basic Elements of 2 v 1 Defense . 432 v 2 Defense. 44Handling Numbers Down Defense. 45Group Defensive Duties of All Players. 463 v 3 Defense. 47Certification and Licensing for Soccer Coaches .50Individual and Team Equipment for Training Sessions and Games .61Individual Equipment. 61Team Equipment . 61Sample Forms for Coaches .64Medical Information for Soccer Coaches.75The Basics for All Coaches . 75When a Player Is Injured. 77Returning from Injury . 77The First Aid Kit . 77General Injury Categories . 77Injuries to Specific Anatomic Regions. 79Risk Management Tips for Coaches.81A Coach's First-Aid Kit .83The Basic Kit. 83Other Items You May Want to Add . 83Ice. 85Special Medical Conditions . 85The Laws of Soccer .87Pre-game Basics . 87Starting and Restarting Play . 87Offside . 88SC-L Coaching Manualpage iiprinted 08/23/99
Fouls and Misconduct . 89Communication on the Field of Play .90Glossary of Soccer Terms .95Fun Games that Teach Skills .104DRIBBLING . 104PASSING . 108JUGGLING . 109GOAL KEEPING. 109The Coaching Process . 110The Pre-Season Meeting with Parents and Players .111Nuts & Bolts of Holding Practices .114Management & Discipline.124Dealing with Discipline Problems. 124Tips on Asserting Your Authority . 124Dealing with Attendance Problems . 130Dealing with "Overly-helpful" Parents . 132Dealing with Parental Complaints. 132Special Ideas for Your First Practice .134Straight-Ahead Dribbling and Checking (Stopping) the Ball .138A Compilation of Dribbling Moves .141Basic Chop.145Inside Cut .147Fakes and Feints.149Push Pass .152Passing and Receiving .154Receiving the Ball.156Chest Traps .159Juggling the Ball and Receiving the Ball in the Air with Foot or Thigh .161Shielding .165Introduction to Heading .169Heading.171Instep Drive .174Laces Kick .176Lofted Kick.179Standing Tackle.181Shoulder Charge and Side Tackle .183First Defender and the Defensive Stance.185Second Defender.188Defensive Tips for More Advanced Players . 189Common Mistakes . 190Marking an Opponent .191Beginning Take-On Skills .1941 v 1 Attacking Skills.197SC-L Coaching Manualpage iiiprinted 08/23/99
2 v 1 Attacking Patterns (Combined Play).201Slotted or Through Pass . 202Overlap Pass . 202Wall Pass (a.k.a. Give-and-Go) . 203Drop or Heel Pass. 204Throw-Ins .206Restarts.208Free Kicks. 208Corner Kicks. 209Goal Kicks . 210Kick-offs. 211Tips on Basic Goalkeeper Training .212Stretching .215A Sample Stretching Routine .217Teaching the Laws of the Game (LOTG).219Fun Games that Teach Skills .221Dribbling. 221Passing . 225Juggling . 225Goal Keeping. 226Dealing with the Referee .227Game Day Tips.230Pre-game. 230Half-time. 231Post-game . 232Effective Ways to Handle Subs.233Adjusting to Your Opponent .235Match Analysis for the Intermediate/Advanced Coach. 238Training the Very Young Child.241Coaching the Swarm .244Games for Very Young Children.245More Games for Very Young Children.247Dennis Mueller’s Kindergarten Soccer Games.250Soccer Videos .254Web Pages of Interest to Coaches.257Index of Book Reviews . 262Reviews of Coaching Books .263SC-L Coaching Manualpage ivprinted 08/23/99
Preface to MS Word 97 VersionIn 1998, members of the SOCCER-COACH-L mailing list began a project to create a soccer coaching manual fornew and experienced coaches of young soccer players (players in the range of 4 to 11 years of age). This work wascompleted in the first quarter of 1999 and the manual was placed on the list’s web site. The most current version ofthe manual can be found at http://www.ucs.mun.ca/ dgraham/manual/.This is a Microsoft Word 97 version of that online, Web-based Soccer Basic Coaching Manual. It is essentially thesame in content as the Web-based version. However, there are some differences: this version reflects the online Manual as it existed in May, 1999. Any updates to the Web pages madesince then may not be reflected in this Word 97 version; the Web-based version contains links which allow the user to jump to other pages within the Manual; theWord version does not contain these intra-document links; however this version does retain most of thelinks to Web sites external to the Manual pages; there are some formatting and editing changes to reflect the fact that this version will be read as a hard copyprinted version.The same conditions specified in Note on copyright and Note on reproduction apply to this Word 97 version ofthe Manual.Shel FungJuly 29, 1999SC-L Coaching Manualpage 1printed 08/23/99
OverviewWelcome to the SOCCER-COACH-L Basic Coaching Manual. We hope that you find many items of interest toyou, whether you are an experienced coach looking for new ideas or a brand new coach with no idea where to start.Please make sure you read our disclaimer and the notices on copyright and reproduction before going on.The Manual was created by a dedicated group of soccer coaches who are members of the SOCCER-COACH-Lmailing list, in the hopes that this Manual will assist youth soccer coaches in teaching the "beautiful game" to theirplayers.What will you find in the Manual? A good place to start is the complete outline, which allows you to go directlyto the topic of greatest interest to you. General information on each of the sections is set out below; it may help youto narrow your search, or assist you if you simply want to browse.The sections in the Manual are as follows:Basic Principles: What to Teach, and Why provides information on what skills should be taught to new players;what it is reasonable to expect u10 or older players to know after one year of training; helpful information on whenand how to teach positions; and background information on the basic principles involved in individual and smallgroup play, which are essential for all coaches and players to know in order to be able to function well at the higherlevels.Practical Guidelines for Coaching contains a number of suggestions on the "nuts & bolts" of teaching soccer,including how to communicate your policies to new players/parents; how to set up your first practice; how to pickdrills to teach your players, based on their skill levels and other constraints; what players to put together for drillsand why; and a wide range of information on how to help your players to learn soccer (including how to handledisruptive parents and players).Practice Plans to Teach the Basics has lots of complete practice plans; an assortment of games which can be usedfor warm-ups or in place of games in the drills; a sample stretching routine; and a host of other information (such asglossaries of common dribbling moves and common soccer terms) which should prove invaluable to the beginningcoach. It may even provide the experienced coach with some new ideas or games.Guidelines for Game Day includes helpful information on getting your players warmed up & ready to play;effective ways to handle subs during the match; how to analyze the match and quickly make adjustments forcommon problems; and how to deal with assorted common game day problems, including safety issues, problemofficials, and problem parents.Coaching the Very Young Child (U6 and below) provides information on how to introduce soccer to the youngestset, including helpful information on dealing with the uniform tendency of such players to make a large swarmaround the ball during games.Resources for Coaching is devoted to providing assorted information which may be helpful to the coach, includingavailable coaching clinics or licensing courses in a number of countries; book and video which may be helpful; linksto other websites with soccer coaching information; sample forms; safety & risk management information; and otheritems of general interest to coaches.Further Reading (under construction in the Web-based Manual) will contain additional information from thearchives of the SOCCER-COACH-L list, as well as other materials which may be of interest to the more advancedcoach. These pages are always under construction. If you have any favorite drills for more advanced players, weencourage you to send them to our webmaster - or to join SOCCER-COACH-L and share your knowledge withother coaches.SC-L Coaching Manualpage 2printed 08/23/99
Legal Notices: Every coach who uses any materials in this Manual should take steps to ensure that the materials arein compliance with the policies and procedures of his or her governing club or administrative body, as well as theapplicable laws of his or her country or region; that the drills or games utilized are appropriate for the ages and skilllevels of his or her players; that he or she has clarified any unclear illustrations or descriptions with appropriateexperts in the field; that he or she will exercise common sense and good judgement in obtaining further informationwhere any materials may be unclear, or where the use of such materials may be inadvisable; and that he or she hastaken all reasonable and necessary steps to ensure that players will be properly selected, trained and supervised inthe performance of any exercises, games or drills contained in the Manual. No warranties are provided as to thesuitability or fitness of any of the materials for any particular purpose, nor are any claims made by the ManualCommittee of special expertise (including expertise in matters of safety, medicine, psychology, law, or other learneddisciplines) upon which the reader or third parties may rely. Any user or other recipient of any materials in thisManual is hereby notified that the Manual Committee retains all copyright in the materials in the Manual. Pleasereview the Note on copyright and Note on reproduction below for restrictions on the reproduction of thesematerials.Translated to Plain English: The materials in the Manual are being provided free of charge for the personal use bysoccer coaches. Use the Manual at your own risk. If you screw up, it is your own fault. And, if we screwedsomething up, you need to understand that we are all amateurs who are doing this for love, not for money - so wemake no guarantees about the quality of anything in the Manual. You need to take full responsibility for checkingout any advice or materials which you decide to use with whatever experts in the applicable fields which you or yourClub or insurance carriers might find to be necessary or appropriate, and it is your own darned fault (not ours - eitherindividually or collectively) if you don't bother to do this.Note on copyright: This work is a creation of the SOCCER-COACH-L Coaching Manual Collective,
In 1998, members of the SOCCER-COACH-L mailing list began a project to create a soccer coaching manual for new and experienced coaches of young soccer players (players in the range of 4 to 11 years of age). This work was completed in the first quarter of 1999 and the manual was placed on the list's web site. The most current version of
