| Kids by nature are playful and interested in | | | | off. Do not let the kids become restless and |
| everything happening around them. Kids will only be | | | | disinterested, or you will risk the kids losing interest in |
| attentive when there is something interesting going | | | | training. |
| on. Compared to teenagers, kids are pretty much a | | | | Below I will explain the three sessions in a bit more |
| handful. Soccer drills for U8 needs to be the same... | | | | details: |
| Playful and interesting. This will help the kids to better | | | | Warm-up: |
| grasp the concept of soccer and help them in the | | | | Let the kids do some stretches for all the parts of |
| future. | | | | the body. This will raise their heart rate, and will risk |
| I have been training an u8 age group for just over a | | | | them getting injured. |
| year now, and to be honest it has been tough, but | | | | Drills: |
| with the help of a friend I have learned much needed | | | | Do soccer drills with the soccer ball. Examples are |
| knowledge. Out of everything I have learned in the | | | | dribbling, and passing drills. |
| past year or so, the most important thing is to let | | | | Game: |
| the kids have fun. At the end of the day you will find | | | | Divide the kids in 2 groups to make two teams, and |
| yourself having loads of fun as well using soccer drills | | | | let them have a game for about 15 minutes a half. |
| for U8. | | | | Remember to lay down some rules here, as the kids |
| By having fun I mean allowing the kids to play with | | | | will just run after the ball. |
| the ball a lot. You do not want them doing exhausting | | | | The best thing that works for me to keep the kids |
| drills or having them standing for along time. A great | | | | motivated and doing as they are told is a reward |
| three plan session involves a light warm up session, | | | | system. |
| some fun drills, and then a nice game to end things | | | | |