Welcome to the Coaches Corner
Your source for information and training curriculum to help you with your coaching experience.

We would like to thank you for stepping up to make this a fun and learning experience for the kids. We appreciate your dedication and support. You are important to the team. Your attitude sets an example for the children. Your teaching will help them to learn to love the game and will help them to advance their skills. There are many resources to help you with this large and important task you have assumed. On this page you will find some documents and instructions. If you ever are looking for more help or information send an email to our Executive Director of Coaching at ExecDOC@WestMontUnitedSoccer.org or our Director of Coaching at DOC@WestMontUnitedSoccer.org.

On this page we will provide you information to help with your job.

General Training Topics
General Coaching Tips
Fitness
Nutrition and Hydration
U5 Age Group
U7 Age Group
U9 Age Group
U11 Age Group
U13 Age Group
Goalkeeper

General Training Topics
Curriculum guidelines for all Intramural ages
Planning and organizing a practice
Blank practice session plan
Timing a practice session
Elite feet moves
Selecting a formation

General Coaching Tips
Do’s and Don’t’s for Soccer Coaches and Parents
An introduction to coaching youth soccer by US Youth Soccer
Varying your coaching techniques for the U6 to U12 player
Coaches’ match preparation suggestions
Game and Player game analysis document
How to select a starting lineup
The Craft of Coaching, as suggested by NSCAA

Fitness
Dynamic stretching
Improve agility
Improve agility and coordination
Improve arm mechanics when sprinting
Improve leg mechanics
Using hoops to improve directional change
Using hurdles to improve running form
Plyometrics to improve explosive potential
Speedstart to improve running mechanics

Nutrition and Hydration
FIFA’s publication on the benefits of eating well
A condensed guideline on proper game day Hydration
Includes specifics on Sports drinks

U5 Age Group
Week 1 Ball familiarity – drill 1
Week 1 Ball familiarity – drill 2
Week 2 Dribbling close
Week 3 Dribbling direction
Week 4 Dribbling turns
Week 5 Passing – drill 1
Week 5 Passing – drill 2
Week 5 Passing – drill 3
Week 6 Shooting – drill 1
Week 6 Shooting – drill 2

U7 Age Group
Week 1 Individual possession
Week 2 Dribbling
Week 3 Attacking
Week 4 Short Passing
Week 5 Receiving
Week 6 Shooting

U9 Age Group
Week 1 Individual possession
Week 2 Dribbling
Week 3 Attacking
Week 4 Receiving
Week 5 Receiving air balls
Week 6 Possession and long passing

U11 Age Group
Week 1 Receiving
Week 2 Attacking breakaways
Week 3 Attacking
Week 4 Receiving air balls
Week 5 Possession
Week 6 Shooting

U13 Age Group
Week 1 One vs. One individual possession
Week 2 Defense
Week 3 Long Passing
Week 4 Shooting
Week 5 Switching – drill 1
Week 5 Switching – drill 2
Week 6 Transition

Goalkeeper
Breakaway
Dealing with crosses
Footwork
High shots
Low shots
Positioning
Work with extra defender
Distribution – kicking
Distribution – throwing
Set plays