Excellent site with easy to navigate pages.
first season with offsides, any drills i could use to explain to them how it all works??
hi all,trying to get my u13s boys to push up together as a back 4 always 1 holds back playing the other team onside .any ideas.thanks
Hi guys im a new coach this year we are 4 games into our league, my team is sruggling with marking players, is there any tips to help my under 9s.
can u suggest warm ups before training and how long between drills thanx
Was thinking of putting two kids in coloured bibs and having other kids in the group pass the ball between each other , the coach then calls out a colour and the kid in possession passes to the coloured bib
add a zig-zag of cones 1 less than the number of players on each team. the players pas a bib from one to the other until the bib reaches last player that player does 1v1 against opposite team and coach plays ball in the middle. attacking players keep bib and once ball is out of play they can run to start the next line again. Continuous improvement and developments teamwork and encouragement
I am used to coaching older players and am finding this a challenge .Only 4 to 6 children and difficult to keep them engaged.A big thanks for some help. Kieron .Hong Kong
Was thinking of putting two kids in coloured bibs and having other kids in the group pass the ball between each other , the coach then calls out a colour and the kid in possession passes to the coloured bib
Hello, I am currently coaching an u9's boys team and a majority of them are well behaved and want to play football, but the odd 1or2 tend to mess around at training which distracts the others. I have sat them out in training and spoken to the parents but still this goes on. Do I decide to kick them out of the team altogether or does anyone know the miracle cure to stop this happening?
I have 3 players at under 14 level, that seem to think running with the ball and not passing is the best way forward, could anybody suggest how I might get round this.
was thinking of putting two kids in different coloured bibs along with a group of kids in non bibs, non bibs pass between each other and then coach calls out a colour and the kid in possession would pass to that colour, would that work ?
Disciplining for misbehaviour? 8-11 year olds, they dont really get bored because i know that sometimes that can be the cause. How or what can i apply a bit of strictness into the team.
i am coaching 18 months old to five year olds what interesting games can i teach them
Need a Pre Season program for 7 sessions and ideas for Open Age team of good ability?
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Excellent site with easy to navigate pages.
The 'My Stuff' feature is amazing! It's a coach's best friend!
Love the site, it's a fantastic learning tool!
Wow what a great website, I have found sportplan an important tool for me when planning my netball sessions with my netball team. There are alot of very helpful tips/ideas/skills that I can learn and teach to my team. Thank you sportplan I hope to continue to use your helpful tips and to learn more about improving my teams netball skills. Thanks again....keep it up....
I have been using Sportplan now for 3 years and can honestly say that I have never repeated the same session twice. My girls are always focused and are improving every year. Thanks Sportplan.
What a fantastic tool. The Chalkboard and session tools make an unbelievable difference in making training plans in both time and organization. I will be instructing all of my assistant coaches that this tool must be used for all sessions during the season, so that we may build a club coaching resource library.
I can't get enough of the Sportplan, It has given me back the enthusiasm i was starting to lose. My girls are so keen and are ready at 14 to take the next up in their game. Sportplan will help no end.
