| There are several factors that a coach must take | | | | Brief Instructions |
| into careful consideration while teaching soccer | | | | True that you need to make your descriptions easy |
| tactics, especially while training young players. | | | | to understand, but it does not mean that you should |
| Simple Soccer Tactics | | | | tell them everything in such detail that it should eat |
| The expert coach always starts with teaching the | | | | up most of your training time. |
| players about the simple soccer tactics. You should | | | | It is equally important for you to keep in mind the |
| teach the tactics that the players can use with the | | | | time factor and be as brief as possible. However, you |
| skills they possess. Once you start seeing the | | | | should not compromise on clarity just because you |
| improvement in their game, it is only then you should | | | | need to brief in your instructions. |
| offer them more advanced tactics. | | | | It is not at all a good idea to use long lectures in the |
| Appropriate To The Players' Age | | | | training session. Furthermore, many coaches use |
| This is again one of the most important things that | | | | sarcasm in their instructions. Always remember that is |
| the coaches must keep in mind. This is something | | | | not good for the health of the game and for your |
| that many soccer coaches overlook and they start | | | | team's performance. |
| teaching the same tactics to everybody irrespective | | | | Therefore, make sure that you are not using any |
| of their ages. | | | | sarcasm that could be misinterpreted. It is better to |
| This is something that can bring adverse effect to | | | | avoid jargon as well. You should try your best to |
| your team's performance. Therefore, make sure that | | | | speak carefully and be specific and brief. |
| you teach them the basic soccer tactics that are | | | | Always remember that seeing is better than hearing |
| appropriate to the players' age and match. | | | | and Doing is better than seeing. Therefore, when it |
| Simple Language | | | | comes to teaching soccer, an expert coach should |
| The language and the way in which you give | | | | introduce his topic, show it, and get the kids doing it |
| instructions to the players must be simple, direct, and | | | | quickly. |
| unambiguous. | | | | |