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Recently, footy4kids joined forces with
Right to Play* to produce a basic
football (soccer) coaching manual.
The manual has been designed to be used by volunteer
sports coaches who have very little experience of soccer. It is simple, concise (it's only 30 pages long) and easy to
understand.
It
does, however, feature many of the most popular
drills and games on this site and contains
lots of information that new coaches (and some not so new coaches!) will
find useful.
You can
download it for your own use completely free of charge (see the link at
the foot of the page).
Contents
The History of Football
How the Game of Football is Played
Field of Play
Minimum and maximum dimensions.
Pitch layout
The Basic Rules of Football
Coaching football – some hints and tips
BASIC SKILLS
Ball Control
Dribbling
Passing
Shooting
Kicking for Distance
Heading
The Throw In
Goalkeeping
Tackling
Drills
Warming Up
Cooling Down
Ball Control
Dribbling
Passing
Shooting
Heading
Goalkeeping
Small Fun Games
Mini Football
SAMPLE PRACTICE SESSION PLANS
Ball Control and Dribbling
Passing and Shooting
The Header and Throw-In
Goalkeeping |