Northern Soccer - Coaches' Corner

Coaches' Corner

NEW age-appropriate coach information packets:

NSC U-06 coach information [rev 4/5, 2.1 MB]
NSC U-08 coach information [rev 4/5, 1.9 MB]
NSC U-10 coach information [rev 4/5, 1.9 MB]
NSC U-12 coach information [rev 4/5, 1.2 MB]

Practice reminders:

PLEASE, when on the Mountain Fields (smaller goals) conduct your practice from sideline to sideline. Only use the goal areas when scrimmaging at the end of training. We need to preserve the goal mouths. At the end of practice on the Mountain fields, move ALL equipment off the fields to the track side and store the tires/sandbags/plates properly, even if someone else left them there the day before. We need the goals, tires, flags, etc. off the fields to accommodate mowing. TEAMS THAT PRACTICE ON FRIDAYS, PLEASE LEAVE THE GOALS IN PLACE FOR THE SATURDAY GAMES.

GOALS: If you use the metal goals - you MUST weigh them down with tires, sandbags or metal plates. We do need more metal weights for the Downs. If you have an old weight set, we can use your old plates. You may leave them by the "new" information booth next to the parking lot.

Please limit yourself to your practice areas and times. The practice schedule is available on the Academy/Mountain Program page. Look carefully at your assigned area and don't assume that a different space is available just because no one is there yet.

Coach certification:

The minimum certification you as a coach need to have to coach in Northern Soccer is a Youth Module 1 (YM1) certificate. The YM1 course is currently offered for free and on-line by NMYSA. Visit their Coach Education page and select the "eYM1" button to access the on-line course.

Additional coach resources from the web:

NEW US Youth Soccer Player Development Model for players U-06 to U-18+ [2.8MB pdf, external link]
NMYSA | Coaches' Corner
US Youth Soccer | Coaches
www.SoccerHelp.com™ (soccer rules, drills and tips)
[Northern Soccer has arranged free "Premium" SoccerHelp credentials for our coaches, expiring 26 Mar 11; see separate email announcement]
UEFA | Training Ground
EA Sports Interactive Training
SoccerSpecific.com
Soccer America
Utah Youth Soccer | Technical Tuesday Archive
Skills School Manual from Sam Snow, US Youth Soccer Director of Coaching [note: 4.95MB pdf]
The 11+, a complete warm-up program [note: link to an off-site 5.78MB pdf]
iSoccer™ individual technical skills development
footy4kids.co.uk youth soccer drills and practice plans

Beginning of coaching manuals:

for U-05/U-06 Academies: Activity list U-05/U-06 week 1 lesson U-05/U-06 week 2 lesson U-05/U-06 Lesson Plan example Small-sided play Spectator code of conduct Team contact information form Emergency Action Plan, Medical	for U-07/U-08 Academies: Activity list U-07/U-08 week 1 lesson U-07/U-08 week 2 lesson U-07/U-08 Lesson Plan example Small-sided play Spectator code of conduct Team contact information form Emergency Action Plan, Medical
for U-09/U-10 players: Activity list U-09/U-10 week 1 lesson U-09/U-10 week 2 lesson Small-sided play Spectator code of conduct Team contact information form Emergency Action Plan, Medical	for U-11/U-12 players: Activity list U-11/U-12 week 1 lesson U-11/U-12 week 2 lesson Small-sided play Spectator code of conduct Team contact information form Emergency Action Plan, Medical U-12 training sessions: take on a player, defense, shooting, finishing, receiving/turning, passing, game day, heading. U-12/U-14 training sessions: crossing, speed of play, penetrating space, defending, dribbling.
for U-13/U-14 players: U-14 training sessions: passing, combination, dribbling, finishing, passing for possession. U-12/U-14 training sessions: crossing, speed of play, penetrating space, defending, dribbling.