| Soccer drills are the backbone of all training sessions. | | | | sport. |
| If the soccer drills are not suitable for your players | | | | Motivation and fun go hand in hand. So create training |
| then your training methods cannot be effective. Kids | | | | sessions that are fun, it's not rocket science. The |
| exposed to hard or advanced training drills will | | | | attention span of a child is approximately 2 minutes, |
| inevitably lose interest and motivation. Also the | | | | so keep the kids active at all times. This can be done |
| enjoyment levels and fun will diminish creating a | | | | by |
| platform of self doubt that will lead to most players | | | | 1-Increasing the pace and intensity of the training |
| quitting the game. | | | | session. |
| When confronted with a lazy team or disruptive | | | | 2-Making every drill a competition so that the kids |
| players, the best solution is often overlooked. Most | | | | can compete and have fun at the same time. |
| coaches, especially the inexperienced ones will employ | | | | 3-Teach and develop your team through games |
| yelling and screaming in order to maintain some sort | | | | rather than preaching to them like they do in school. |
| of discipline. This has many adverse effects like | | | | 4-Break down exercises into greater numbers of |
| crushing self esteem and confidence. An abusive | | | | groups with fewer players so that the action/ rest |
| coach also creates a hostile environment where kids | | | | ratio is increased. |
| cannot play freely. Training no longer is fun and the | | | | By keeping all players active and competing, you |
| enjoyment of Soccer vanishes. Once you eliminate | | | | eliminate disruptive behaviour and create an urgency |
| fun from the equation, the kids become lazy and no | | | | for kids to train at the best of their abilities. This |
| longer want to be a part of the team. They also lose | | | | competition amongst players is crucial if you want to |
| motivation and shy away from any other sports | | | | energise your team. |
| because they have been conditioned to fear the | | | | |