AYSO Youth Soccer

Upcoming coach training - UPCOMING COACH TRAINING (PDF)

Need more soccer? Check it It's All Soccer. Share articles about coaching, tournaments, professional soccer, whatever!

Do you feel a need to talk coaching to no end? Join Soccer-Coach-L, an internet forum just for soccer coaches. Check out their coaching manual for lots of coaching advice and resources.

A few years back Ellen posted some really good advice for coaching U6 players. Check it out here.

Additional Coach's links: Coaching Help—Games for Practices Tony Waiters—World of Soccer North Alabama Soccer League—Extensive Drills (some with video)

Positioning guides. Each is a .PDF file that illustrates different positions for players with areas of responsibility for various players:

5 v 5 (PDF) 6 v 6 (PDF) 7 v 7 (222) (PDF) 7 v 7 (213) (PDF) 8 v 8 (PDF) 9 v 9 (323) (PDF) 9 v 9 (233) (PDF)

Game planners.    Each is a .PDF file that illustrates different positions for players:

3 v 3 (PDF)     4 v 4 (PDF)     5 v 5 (PDF)

7 v 7 2-1-3 (PDF)     7 v 7 2-3-1 (PDF)     7 v 7 3-2-1 (PDF)     7 v 7 3-1-2 (PDF)

9 v 9 2-2-4 (PDF)     9 v 9 2-3-3 (PDF)     9 v 9 2-4-2 (PDF)     9 v 9 3-2-3 (PDF)

9 v 9 3-3-2 (PDF)     9 v 9 4-1-3 (PDF)     9 v 9 4-2-2 (PDF)     9 v 9 4-3-1 (PDF)

11 v 11 2-4-4 (PDF)     11 v 11 3-3-4 (PDF)     11 v 11 4-2-4 (PDF)     11 v 11 4-4-2 (PDF)     11 v 11 5-3-2 (PDF)

Last Updated: February 16, 2010