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Practice Phases-Part 1

There are five phases of a soccer practice

Preparation
Warm Up

Fundamental Phase

Match Related Phase

Match Condition Phase
 
 
Preparation


Before anything else though you need prior, proper preparation, sometimes known as the 3 P’s.

Every practice should have a plan, even if you just scribble down some notes on a piece of paper about the things you want to work on. Always have more things planned for a practice than you can do in the time allotted. There will be drills that you think will work, that just will not. Instead of forcing the issue, be prepared to move on.

The coach should have definitive rules for practices. It is usually good to put these in writing at the beginning of the year. Have a definitive start and end time. Always be there 5 to 10 minutes before practice time. If your players and parents see that you are serious, they will tend to be that way also.

Always have your equipment with you, extra balls (great for shooting drills, not for players that forget theirs), pennies and cones.

If possible have an assistant. And don’t be afraid to ask parents to stay and help you out. You are not a baby sitter. If possible get a player 2 to 3 years older than your charges to help demonstrate skills. There are a lot of travel players who would love to work with the younger ones if you would only ask them.

Warm Up


A good warm up phase should include exercises with the ball and, if practical,exercises that deal with the particular skill you are working on that day.

However some coaches like to warm up the same way no matter what the practice goal is for the day and that is all right also. Some coaches,  like to start out each practice with a 10-10-10 scenario. 10 minutes of foot skills, 10 minutes of coervers and 10 minutes on 1 v 1. This type of practice will be discussed in more detail further on in the manual.

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