The purpose of this page is to provide coaches with some basic tools and resources to make it easier to plan practices and coach on game days.

Demonstrations

Fakes and Moves (link)

Common Soccer Feints (link)

Documents & Forms

A variety of documents and forms is available to download on demand. 

Practice Planning

 US Youth Soccer Coaches Connection Lesson Plan Archive (link to a series of age-appropriate lesson plans for players U6 through U19.

Matt Callahan’s Practice Plans (Link to a vast array of age appropriate practice activities divided into four categories: youth, technical, tactical, and functional)

Templates

Game Lineup template - This document contains sheets with outlines of different systems of play that makes it easy to create a lineup by writing the player’s names in different positions.

Practice Planning template - This document is a tool to help you outline a practice.

Soccer Field (divided into thirds) - This document is a simple diagram of a soccer field divided into thirds, which can help explain to players what is important to know in the defensive third, the middle third, and the attacking third.