Practice plans and games

Useful downloads

64 Small Sided Games and the Ultimate Football Warm Ups manual - this page is password protected. Please ask Steve W for the password.

Basic coaching concepts for players under the age of eleven by Tom Turner, Ohio Youth Soccer Association-North, Director of Coaching and Player Development.

Paul Cooper’s SSG book – a comprehensive introduction to the use of SSGs (Small Sided Games) in training sessions by one of the most respected youth football coaches in the UK.

How to coach youth football teams – what to teach your players and how to teach it. On-line version

Football coaching websites

The Kentucky Youth Soccer Association has some excellent practice plans and other coaching resources.

Footy4kids is a good place to find practice plans, games and drills, especially for the younger age groups.

Global Football Systems - loads of drills, games, technical ‘how-to’ and more

TeachPE.com has some passing, dribbling, controlling, shooting, 2 v 2 drills and games….all on video.

professionalsoccercoaching.com/ Drills and football practices for youth to professional level players. Library of Technical drills, Functional practices, Phases of Play and Small sided Games.

soccerxpert.com has lots of free drills and articles.

Vinton County Soccer is an American club site with a useful collection of soccer coaching practice plans.

Fry Club Juniors FC has an interesting section on the laws of the game, including popular misconceptions (when is a throw-in illegal? can you be offside from a goalkick?, etc)

Better soccer more fun Inspired by the Dutch vision of soccer, Better Soccer More Fun has loads of useful and thought provoking articles and coaching advice.

JB Goalkeeping Comprehensive information for goalkeepers and goalkeeper coaches.

It’s My Game! A child centred football coaching site with some interesting articles and some coaching games.