The scale of American coach training has always been large. This is mainly related to the American culture. Their football style is the product of the fusion of football concepts from many different countries. This diversity also makes American football never lack of new things. of joining.
But for the U.S. Soccer Federation, this also makes it more difficult for them to train their own youth training coaches. In fact, there is absolutely no "correct youth training concept" in the world, nor is there only one teaching style.
Each of us experiences the game differently, but there are some basic rules and concepts that hold true as children and teenagers. For example, children need a certain amount of uninterrupted training time, and they need enough opportunities to try, experiment, and experience various successes and failures in training or competition. The coach’s long-term goal should be to enable children to successfully discover and solve competitions on their own. Learn about various problems and challenges encountered during training.
Coaches need to always maintain such values. This youth training syllabus is designed for young coaches. Many of the concepts in it are not secrets for coaches to win, but are U.S. Soccer's Coaching Education. Some youth training rules and essentials developed together with the national team staff.
Today we will first take a look at the explanation of the U6 age group.
U6: Kindergarten and first grade primary school
Children of this age should focus on cultivating their interests as much as possible. Any training needs to be full of fun and contact with football. It is best not to introduce this type of football game. team” concept, but instead having children “grouped into groups”. And it is best not to force children to participate. Any form of roll call and sign-in is not necessary, so as to create a relaxed and fun environment.
game format
3 v 3 is the best game format. Of course, it’s okay if you want to turn it into a small game, but remember there must be no goalkeeper.
venue requirements
3 v 3 uses a 20*30 meter venue as the standard, and 4 v 4 is about 25*40 meters. Football uses ball No. 3. When the ball goes out of bounds, the ball is restarted with the foot. There is no need to introduce a throw. Side kick concept.
Basic idea
U5~U6 children are still too young and do not need to participate in any organized football projects. They can at most play some interesting games that can exercise their physical fitness, but they must have contact with football. It is best to have no less games. football.
ensures that these games can help children explore and test their interest in football through the rotation and bouncing of the ball. Football should be regarded as a toy in the first place. Remember, here does not need any games that allow children to queue up and wait for to complete a certain training (remember Xu Zhi's "dynamic practice" and "extreme participation"?).
5 to 6-year-old children, although they are still very young, have begun to learn how to control their bodies more. At the same time, what their bodies can do is becoming more and more attractive to them to try and explore, which is why they are full of One of the reasons for vitality.
They instinctively want to learn how to develop their body coordination. Similarly, children of this age also like to play wildly and unintentionally when playing football, unintentionally showing off their creativity. We coaches must keep this in mind when designing courses and games.
Although they may show interest in football at the beginning, we must know that children of this age can easily lose interest in new things, and their focus is always changing, so we must Make the game as short as possible. Even if you think they have been fully trained physically and mentally, we still have to be careful and give our children enough patience and encouragement. In the games designed by
, we can allow parents to join in appropriately, so that they can continue to practice at home when they get home. Simply judging the level of a U6 coach is to see whether the ball games he designed can keep the children interested. After they return home, football will still be one of their favorite toys.
Game duration
The best game training time for this age group is 30 to 45 minutes. During this time, children should be allowed to touch the ball as much as possible, and try to ensure that each child has a football.
Game Notes
The game should mobilize the enthusiasm of every child and allow them to fully experience the fun of football. This needs to be interspersed with sufficient intervals for drinking water and rest intervals. If there is more than one coach per class, try to divide the children into different groups, such as each coach leading a group.
Children of this age will work very hard when learning to play football, but they will get tired very quickly. While ensuring that the children have enough "effective rest", such as not running, they will do something related to the ball. thing. If you want to have a competition mini-game, do not set a goalkeeper. If possible, No. 3 football is the best choice.
Small-sided Game (Small-sided Game) How to play
It is not recommended to design any organized and "premeditated" small-sided games. This age group is more suitable for some mini-form game competitions. The purpose is to let as many children as possible Experience the fun of football so that when he needs to make a choice in the future, he will go directly to the green field.
Coach’s communication
For children of this age, coaches or parents should focus on positive encouragement. Specific details related to football matches should not be instilled in children too much, such as not talking about positions and balls. Concepts such as team tactics are difficult for children to understand and are boring.
Qualities and skills required by coaches
Patience, humor and childlike innocence are the qualities that coaches of this age need to possess. Coaches need to often look at the world from the perspective of children and communicate with them, and deeply understand that these In fact, it has nothing to do with football skills at all.
Didn’t
say how many games there should be in a calendar year? ! You definitely didn’t read the text above! Any form of competition is not recommended for this age group. It is enough to add some competitive elements to the game training.
Rest interval
At this age, try to ensure that children can play when they want to, and play other games when they don’t want to.
Participate in cup competitions and leagues
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