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Welcome
to the Pascoe Vale Soccer Club Junior "Coaches Area". The
purpose of the "Coaches Area" is to provide assistance to
junior coaches involved with the club. The "Coaches Area"
contains various coaching resources and tools and will be
updated as new ideas and concepts come to our attention. The
objective of the "Coaches Area" is to:
- Help first year coaches
- Encourage the teaching of soccer fundamentals at the
junior and youth ages
- Provide some suggested drills based on age/capabilities
proven at that level
- Create some consistency within the juniors teams playing
at the club
- Set common goals for all junior teams to strive to meet
The main resource for Pascoe Vale Junior Coaches is the
Byte
Size Coaching Program. This is a great resource with age
specific practice plans and drills for U4-U18. There is also
a searchable database of technical and tactical drills and
plans for older age groups (U13-U18). Byte Size Coaching
Program is a password protected area available to Pascoe
Vale Coaches only.
Also,
there are many websites that have coaching hints and we
encourage you to investigate them to augment what we have
provided. Some useful and recommended sites are :
Some are better than others and it depends on what skills
you are targeting for your team. Don't forget that it
generally takes three weeks of concentrated use to learn a
new skill. So, often it is better to drill the players for
three weeks on particular skills (using subtle variations in
drills) than it is to chop and change from week to week.
Furthermore, never forget that there is no substitute for
basic skills performed with a high degree of reliability.
Teaching kids special moves may add to the excitement and
spectacle of games but they do not replace basic skills such
as long, accurate kicking, precision passing with every part
of the boot or ball control. Coaching your players to
utilise either foot with equal facility is a challenge that
you should be prepared to embrace. It will not only make
them more complete players, much harder for opposition teams
to counter, but it will create pride in the skill they have
acquired.
Welcome
to the Pascoe Vale Soccer Club Junior "Coaches Area". The
purpose of the "Coaches Area" is to provide assistance to
junior coaches involved with the club. The "Coaches Area"
contains various coaching resources and tools and will be
updated as new ideas and concepts come to our attention. The
objective of the "Coaches Area" is to: