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[quote=Anonymous]a few tips, probably already mentioned

1) try to keep having fun as the top priority for everyone; model having fun--they're watching you
2) include a lot of activities where every player has a ball or one ball for every two players; you can find lots of soccer practice games like this online
3) plan two hours of activities for a one hour practice
4) require every player to bring a ball with them to every practice but have a couple extra on hand too for backup
5) recruit an assistant coach(es) to help manage the chaos and facilitate dividing them up into smaller groups
6) game days are for the parents, not the kids; they are your lowest priority as the coach

Remember the Manny Schellscheidt quote, "I don't believe skill was, or ever will be, the result of coaches. It is the result of a love affair between the child and the ball." Your job at that age is to foster that love affair between the players and the ball. That's it. If you get some of them to fall in the love the feel of the ball on their foot you've done a great job.

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