Coaching young players

You may be asking yourself "when is the right age to start training young ones?"

What motivates children to play soccer? What puts off soccer kids? What is the right environment for children playing soccer? What should I teach?

Answers to all these questions can be found in a properly put club or association strategy for soccer development.

A child starts losing flexibility at the age of 4 years,then it is important to start training them before they lose their flexibility. It just like a swahili saying that if you want to fold a Fish then do it when it is fresh, for children this is the age that you teach them the moves. When they grow and reach an age of 10 years already they will be used to the tricks so then makes easier for them to develop.

You will have a good number of players in your team if you will know what motivates them to play soccer; it be the company from friends, makes them to be seen as "cool" among other children etc. Children like to have fun,make your games more fun I propose you use a lot of small sided games. Minimize coaching or any unneccessary interference to the games.

Why children quits?
Ussually, children quits when they start feeling that the game is no longer fun or if they are being pressurized to achieve. Pressure may come from you a coach or parents. Try to encourage them than criticise, teach them on the benefits of a team work than personal success.

Try to understand the environment at their homes; encourage their parents to be involved in the game in any way. Parents may be helpful in child's game through encouragement, providing kids with gear or transport to the ground. Encourage parents to come and watch their children play.

Creativity is the key to a youth coach's success