Soccer practice plans can make all the difference for your team to enjoy an excellent season.
Structured Soccer Practice Plans
- Designed for coaches of U8 teams through U12 teams for both boys and girls.
- Over 90 diagrams to explain the soccer drills and activities.
- Practices are 90 minutes for U12 teams, and reduced times are suggested for younger teams.
- Author Colleen Carey was selected twice as MIAC Conference Coach of the Year for the University of St. Thomas.
- Part of the Well Prepared Coach line of practice plans.
About the Author – Colleen Carey
Currently, Carey is the Director of Coaching for the Eagan Wave Soccer Club, where she is responsible for player and coach development for some 650 players and 45 coaches.
She holds a USSF National “B” coaching license and a US Youth Soccer National Youth license. Colleen has coached with the Minnesota State Olympic Development Program for the past eight years and is a Minnesota Youth Soccer Association Player Development Committee member.
Her coaching career started as an assistant college coach at St. Benedict in 1994. In 1998, she was selected as the head coach for women’s soccer coach at the University of St. Thomas. While there, her overall record was an impressive 78-42-13, and she was twice named “MIAC Coach of the Year” for her accomplishments.
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Here’s a look at a couple sample pages from the book. For the soccer activities – note the diagrams, explanations and coaching points.
Soccer Drills and Practice Templates
Graphics and simple instructions make it easy to follow along and then implement.
Bring the PDF with you on your smartphone to practice.
Well Prepared Coach™ Youth Soccer Practice Plans feature structured, step-by-step plans for 20 practices, with diagrams explaining activities accompanied by key coaching points. Available as an instant digital download, this ebook enables you to print out each plan and bring it to practice or follow along on your smartphone.
You’ll save time by being ready for practice in minutes. It’s a proven system that works. You’ll look great as a coach, and your players will be the primary beneficiaries.
The Well-Prepared Coach — Youth Soccer Practice Plans
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Note from Colleen Carey
I remember starting out as a youth coach and thinking what a major difference I was going to make in these young players’ lives. I was going to turn them into world-class soccer players! Then reality set in and the amount of time it took to put one practice plan together was overwhelming. I had a full time job and after a few practices, I stopped putting plans together.
I just showed up hoping we would have a productive session. Needless to say, I failed my team and our season was tough. Having learned that a plan is essential to being a successful coach, I spent the next year putting together practice plans. This guide is a result of putting together practice plans for the last 18 years.
This guide is intended to make your coaching job a lot easier. If you’re new to coaching, you can use this guide as your roadmap. If you’ve coached before, this guide will remove a lot of the work associated with mapping out each practice. You can supplement the practice plans with your own concepts that have worked for you in the past.
With your use of this guide, your players will be learning, having fun and picking up on the key soccer skill and tactics at the right time. As a coach, you’ll look experienced, knowledgeable and well prepared. Plus, with some of the heavy lifting removed from your schedule, you’ll have more time to appreciate the season. Enjoy!
—Colleen Carey
Youth soccer coaching tips
Advantages of using Well Prepared Coach Youth Soccer Practice Plans:
- It will save you time. Be ready for practice in a few minutes.
- You can live in the moment by not worrying about what to do next. Enjoy the best part of coaching—working with kids and the satisfaction of seeing players improve.
- Players will learn a lot, and the results will appear on your won/lost record.
- The best thing? Players will have a blast!
The Well-Prepared Coach — Youth Soccer Practice Plans
Price: $29.95
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