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  1. Soccer coaching tips for 10 – 12 year olds
    As young players begin to mature they have an increased appetite to learn more about the game. This is a good age to start to provide more technically based drills, games and....... . . . keep reading

  2. Soccer Midfield Link Up Play Drill
    Getting your full backs to support the attack and initiate attacks down the channels is a great way to exploit any frailties in your opponents. In this three part drill, you'll discover how to set up a technical practice, then develop it through to an functional play and then to a game like extended drill using a half to three quarter pitch practice. . . . keep reading

  3. Soccer coaching tips for 6 – 9 year olds
    Here are some key points to ensure your training sessions hit the spot and your players get the maximum amount out of each session..... . . . keep reading

  4. Cross To Head - Attacking
    Here we are working on getting our attackers to practice the art of headed goals. By repetition the players can hone their skills, the illustration does not include defenders but as part of the progression they should be introduced. . . . keep reading

  5. Soccer Possession Play 7v2
    This is a tremendous soccer drill that works at many different levels and with football skills and techniques that are required by players all over the pitch, whether its passing, control, defending or movement, this soccer drill has them all. . . . keep reading

  6. How To Get The Most Out Of This Site
    Junior Soccer Coach
    Unlike many other soccer sites, Junior Soccer Coach uses different formats to present information to help you coach your team. We recognise that people have differnt learning styles, so we use a number of software programs to present audio and video to you . . . keep reading

  7. Coaching Strikers To Make Cross Over Runs
    This is a simple soccer drill that helps you coach the strikers to make cross over runs in the final third of the pitch. And then extends the drill so that you can work with the midfield players to have them work on their cross over runs too . . . keep reading

  8. Five Principles of Good Defending
    Most great teams are built from the back. A stronghold from which you will break your oppositions attack and set up your counter. Strength and depth are required in defense. Learn the five key principles, right now and help you team keep more clean sheets. . . . keep reading

  9. Mini Soccer - What is it?
    Smaller teams, smaller pitch, easy to understand rules and more kicks of the ball all lead to more action and more fun! Read on to understand the benefits of mini soccer. . . . keep reading

  10. Getting the most out of your soccer try-outs or trial sessions
    Now, while some seasons may be coming to an end, such as across Europe, in other parts of the world, eg Australia, some soccer seasons are just beginn . . . keep reading

  11. Why Do Kids Play Soccer and Your Role As Coach / Manager?
    Neil Travers
    Knowing why children want to play soccer is an important fact that all coaches must know. Some children do it for a variey of reasons, some because they're good at it, some because their mates play and some for other peoples reasons. Learn more about why children play and the benefits playing soccer brings. . . . keep reading

  12. Seven Tips for Coaching Passing Successfully
    Here are seven sure fire tips on how to get the best out of your players when coaching them to pass. Pass on these seven top tips to help your players passing ability. . . . keep reading

  13. Junior & Youth Soccer Coaching Tips
    A question that we often get asked is how can I keep my best players on the pitch and still effectively give everyone a game and keep the majority happy? This is a dilemma that most coaches and managers experience in the course of a season but with a little planning, in terms of starting line up and substitutions you can achieve this tough balancing act. . . . keep reading

  14. Soccer Opponent Annihilation Report
    WARNING! Reading this report will seriously damage your opponents ability to beat your team. Get ready for your team to annihilate your opponents win more games and be one of the hardest to beat outfits in your league. League Titles and Cups are within reach if you implement the twelve key tactics contained in this must read report. . . . keep reading

  15. Inside Tactics - Developing Speed In Your Soccer Players
    Over the past few weeks we've been growing our memebership base incredibly with more and more coaches enjoying and learning from the pages within Junior Soccer Coach. One topic that has been topical is how to do speed training with your players. . . . keep reading

  16. Goalkeeper Agility Training
    A good goalkeeper needs to work on improving their technique, their technical understanding and physical fitness. Goalkeeping exercises need not be complicated and it is often the easy to execute ones that are the best to introduce each week. This simple, yet very effective, drill will help your keeper develop each of the skills listed above... . . . keep reading

  17. Do you get the most out of your pre match pep talks?
    Here are five tips to help you get the most out of your pre match pep talks and some pitfalls to avoid..... . . . keep reading

  18. Superbly Animated Plays & Drills
    Are you fed up of trying to understand static legends in books with X's and O's with dotted lines, solid lines, arrows going everywhere and you haven;t a clue who is meant to be doing what? Well help is at hand, watch some of our animated drills... . . . keep reading

  19. Inside Tactics - Soccer Tip of the Week
    This weeks tip is geared towards developing junior and youth soccer players in the golden age of their development and contains six key defending principles that you should concentrate on during your defensive coaching sessions. . . . keep reading

  20. Soccer coaching for 13 – 16 year olds
    Players are more aware of the game and the different elements that are required today, but this is the age where.......... . . . keep reading

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Soccer or Football? Junior, Youth or Mini? It's come a long way over the years.
Soccer or Football? Junior, Youth or Mini? It's come a long way over the years. Although I?ve been a player in the past and now help in the coaching of youth soccer I have separate interest in the history of the game itself. I?ve recently found an out of copyright and out of print book from the last century that covers many different aspects of the game. . . . keep reading
How To Get The Most Out Of This Site
Junior Soccer Coach
How To Get The Most Out Of This Site Unlike many other soccer sites, Junior Soccer Coach uses different formats to present information to help you coach your team. We recognise that people have differnt learning styles, so we use a number of software programs to present audio and video to you . . . keep reading
Mini Soccer - What is it?
Smaller teams, smaller pitch, easy to understand rules and more kicks of the ball all lead to more action and more fun! Read on to understand the benefits of mini soccer. . . . keep reading
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