Do you want to know the secret behind creating great training sessions for young soccer players? Or for any youth sporing team for that matter. The great thing about this planning template is that it can be adapted to fit any junior sporting team. There are a number of things you need to consider in planning your session, but the great thing is that you can complete the planning process in less than 5 minutes with this template. What are your goal/s for the session? How do you decide on what they should be? How are you going to break up the session? How much time are you going to spend on each element? And what resources do you need for implementing the session? I often think it is best if you can minimise the number of resources you need for a session. That way you do not have to cart heaps of stuff to training, and if you forget something it does not ruin the whole session.
So, how do you decide what to focus on for the session? What is your main goal? The way that I decide this is to review the last game. What did the team do well? What areas does the team need to improve? What did individual; players do well? And what areas do individual players need to improve on? When you answer these questions you will have a real idea of what you need to focus on. Remember that you can not do everything in 1 session. When choosing your soccer drills focus on one area that was good, focus on one area that needs improvement, and focus on one drill from the last training session to reinforce the learning for your players.
Is there a magic formula for breaking up a session? How much time should I spend doing soccer drills? How much time do I spend on fitness? How much warm-up? How much time at the end for playing a game? The answer to these questions will first depend on how long your session is. In many instances I think fitness can be incorporated into the drills part of the session. One thing that will make a huge difference to the quality of the learning of your players is the order of your session. If you do the skills part of the training after the fitness your players will be tired and they will not pickup new skills as efficiently. If you want them to learn new skills or enhance existing skills do the skills session prior to the fitness part of your session. They will learn better when fresher.
Here is a common breakup for a 90 minute session
Warm-up - 15 minutes - (5 minutes light jogging, 10 minutes stretch)
Soccer Drills - 10 minutes - (1st Drill)
10 minutes - (2nd Drill)
10 minutes - (3rd Drill)
Fitness - 30 minutes
Game - 10 minutes
Cool Down - 5 minutes
Change the time values and number of drills performed to suit your needs for each session.
What resources do you need? No good turning up to a session and finding out when setting up a drill that you do not have sufficient equipment to execute the drill. If you have the captain perform the warm-up with the players you can set up your drills while they are warming up. Or turn up 10 minutes early and set up the 1st drill. When you have decided on what drills you are going to perform you will then know what resources you need. Make a list and write it down and check of the list before you go to training. That way you know you have everything you need when you get there.
So the keys for planning a great training session are to know what your goals are, by knowing what the needs of your team are, planning your session on paper so that you know what drills you are going to use, how long you are going to spend on each elements of the session, and knowing what resources you need. And remember to BE FLEXIBLE. The great thing about a plan is that it can be changed on the run if you need to. But if you do not have a plan, the only thing you are planning for is to fail.
Stephen is a soccer addict. I have played for many years and still do, currently referee and have coached many junior teams. Please visit my blog for more info on soccer drills for young players. Visit me at http://www.soccerdrillsreview.com
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