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[quote=asksoccernova]A few online resources for coaching young players -

There's a lot of information on here on different games to play:
https://coachingamericansoccer.com/youth-soccer-instructional-coaching-manual/soccer-fun-games/

Good animations of fun age-appropriate drills:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYnyLSLLVu8bntd0Ph4V4DmWwBKtg6al4

Also, Arlington Soccer Association has good coaching handbooks for recreational soccer at younger age groups:
http://www.arlingtonsoccer.com/other/coacheshandbook-u6-u8.pdf
http://www.arlingtonsoccer.com/other/coacheshandbook-u9-u10.pdf

You can also sign up on the US Soccer Digital Coaching Center - https://dcc.ussoccer.com/ and once you have created an account, go to the "resources" section and download the U6 and U8 Lesson Plan documents.

At ages 5 & 6, I would suggest this format:

5m - warmup activity without ball
10m - warmup activity with a ball (emphasize foot skills - toe touches and beginner ball control moves, turns, inside/outside of the foot, changes of direction, very basic 1 on 1 moves)

15m - fun game #1 related to theme of the day
15m - fun game #2

(or do 3 games, 10 minutes each)

5 year olds - end with 15m of a goal scoring activity - there should be a lot of opportunities to shoot and score goals
6 year olds - finish with 10-15m of 3v3 scrimmages or just stick to the goal scoring activity if that is more appropriate for them

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