Every recreational youth soccer association everywhere is in desperate need of volunteer coaches. All that’s needed is a desire to help. Soccer experience helps, but isn’t a prerequisite for recreational play at all. A few simple activities will get you through a U5, U6 and even a U8 practice. To learn more, check out these resources.
Coaching Education
LYSA handouts: The Lexington Youth Soccer Association has a few of basic handouts to get you started. Go to www.lysa.org to learn more.
Consider getting your license: You can register and begin taking U.S. Soccer’s online courses for coaches of young players. Video courses can be stopped and started at any time. This is a great introduction to coaching that will give you tips and activities to better coach U5-U8 players.
Get more information at: https://learning.ussoccer.com/
KYSA Lesson Plans: The Kentucky Youth Soccer Association offers full practice lesson plans that will take you from warm up to full fledged objective over almost any coaching concept you can think of. Activities for all levels.
Check them out at: http://www.kysoccer.net/coaches/lesson_plans/
U.S. Youth Soccer info: U.S. Youth Soccer has activity guides and indepth manuals on coaching youth players.
Information includes: http://bit.ly/2hWKRBj
Soccer Coach Weekly, http://www.soccercoachweekly.net/: Web site offers weekly tips and activities and has a library of instructions.
Advanced certifications: Follow up with your E, D and more licenses at http://www.kysoccer.net/coaches/course_description/
StreetSideSoccerTV: This Youtube channel has dozens of video tutorials on simple to complex moves. See them at http://bit.ly/29lK88n or search for Street Side Soccer on Youtube.
BeastMode Soccer: Another Youtube channel with dozens of more advanced activities. See them at http://bit.ly/29k9g0v or search BeastMode Soccer on Youtube.
Positive Coaching Alliance: This site offers guidance on every aspect of coaching from parent meetings to player development with an dedicated focus on positive reinforcement. Learn more at: http://www.positivecoach.org/
