Northville Soccer Association

Coaches Page

Mark Zathey  Director

mzathey ( at ) gmail.com

Under 6 Players

§ Understanding your players

§ Technical and Tactical Topic Development Schedule

§ Coaching Tips and Tricks

U4 Age Group Session Plans:

1. Fall – Session 1 – Body Mechanics and Dribbling

2. Fall – Session 2 – Body Mechanics and Dribbling

3. Fall – Session 3 – Body Mechanics and Dribbling

4. Fall – Session 4 – Body Mechanics and Dribbling

5. Fall – Session 5 – Body Mechanics, Dribbling and Striking the Ball

6. Fall – Session 6 – Body Mechanics, Dribbling and Striking the Ball

U5 & U6 Age Group Session Plans:

1. Fall – Session 1 – Dribbling, Stopping the Ball and Shooting
2. Fall – Session 1 – Dribbling, Stopping the Ball and Shooting
3. Fall – Session 1 – Dribbling, Stopping the Ball and Shooting
4. Fall – Session 1 – Dribbling, Stopping the Ball and Shooting
5. Fall – Session 1 – Dribbling, Stopping the Ball, Turning (Drag Back) and Shooting
6. Fall – Session 1 – Dribbling, Stopping the Ball, Turning (Drag Back) and Shooting

Angel’s session: The_Numbers_Game-U6-U8-U10

Angel’s session: Snake_in_the_Grass-U6

NOTE: For more in depth coaching points please see the technique section below

Under 8 Players

§ Understanding your players

§ Technical and Tactical Topic Development Schedule

§ Coaching Tips and Tricks

U7 & U8 Age Group Session Plans:

1. Fall – Week 1 – Session 1 – Ball Mastery, Dribbling Technique, Turning and Shielding
2. Fall – Week 1 – Session 2 – Ball Mastery, Running with the Ball and Step Fake Move
3. Fall – Week 2 – Session 1 – Ball Mastery, Dribbling Technique, Turning and Shielding
4. Fall – Week 2 – Session 2 – Ball Mastery, Running with the Ball and Scissor Move
5. Fall – Week 3 – Session 1 – Ball Mastery, Dribbling Technique, Turning and Shielding
6. Fall – Week 3 – Session 2 – Ball Mastery, Running with the Ball and Step Fake Move
7. Fall – Week 4 – Session 1 – Ball Mastery, Dribbling Technique, Turning and Shielding
8. Fall – Week 4 – Session 2 – Ball Mastery, Running with the Ball and Scissor Move
9. Fall – Week 5 – Session 1 – Ball Mastery, Dribbling Technique, Turning and Shielding
10. Fall – Week 5 – Session 2 – Ball Mastery, Running with the Ball and Step Fake Move
11. Fall – Week 6 – Session 1 – Ball Mastery, Dribbling Technique, Turning and Shielding
12. Fall – Week 6 – Session 2 – Ball Mastery, Running with the Ball and Scissor Move

Angel’s session: The_Numbers_Game-U6-U8-U10

Angel’s session: Pirates_of_the_PuggOrGate-U8-U10

NOTE: For more in depth coaching points please see the technique section below

Under 10 Players

§ Understanding your players

§ U9 Technical and Tactical Topic Development Schedule

§ U10 Technical and Tactical Topic Development Schedule

§ Coaching Tips and Tricks

§ Pre-game warm up routine

§ Small sided games article

U9 & U10 Age Group Session Plans:

1. Fall – Week 1 – Session 1
2. Fall – Week 1 – Session 2
3. Fall – Week 2 – Session 1
4. Fall – Week 2 – Session 2
5. Fall – Week 3 – Session 1
6. Fall – Week 3 – Session 2

NOTE: For more in depth coaching points please see the technique section below

Under 12 Players

§ Understanding your players

§ U11 Technical and Tactical Topic Development Schedule

§ Pre-game warm up routine

§ Small sided games article

NOTE: For more in depth coaching points please see the technique section below

Useful Web Sites

§ This web site gives a good visual of soccer skills that our outlined in the session plans: http://soccertricks.org/soccer_skills.html

§ This web site outlines different soccer activities with specific themes: http://www.eteamz.com/soccer/pills/jpill.htm

§ This web site gives a good visual of specific soccer activities, with player demonstrations and coaching points: http://insidesoccer.com

Team Management

§ Tips for managing your team

§ Top 10 things parents don’t know about their children

§ Parent Code of Conduct

§ US Youth Soccer Parent Education

Technique Section

§ Dribbling

§ Running with the ball

§ Passing with the inside of the foot

§ Passing with the outside of the foot

§ Receiving ground balls with the inside of the foot

§ Receiving ground balls with the outside of the foot