Youth soccer coaching for first-time volunteers, U8 to U12
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20 practices, in order

For first-time volunteer coaches

The whole U8–U12 season, already planned — so you never have to figure out practice again.

Try Week 1 free

No sign-up needed

Just agreed to coach a U8 to U12 rec team, with a first practice days away and little or no playing background? Here are 20 practices in order for your age group, so the next practice is always already planned.

“No more scrambling for drills the night before — just open the next practice.”

  • 20 practices, in order
  • 10 weeks, 2 a week
  • Week 1 free
A weathered bench on a misty rec field holding a soccer ball, a stack of orange cones, a water bottle and a whistle on a lanyard

What is in a pack

Everything the season needs, in one pack

One pack for each age group: U8, U10 or U12.

One 10-week season, 2 practices a week, 20 sessions in all.

Week 1 of every pack is free to everyone.

What is inside each practice

  • The practice minute by minute, warm-up to small-sided game
  • A chalk-line diagram for every drill
  • Setup steps and coaching points in plain words
  • An easier-or-harder twist for mixed-ability teams
  • A printable one-page session sheet for your clipboard
Sample session sheet

U8 Pack · Week 1, Practice A

First touches

50 min

  1. AABB

    1. Arrival play

    Warm-up · 8 min

  2. AAA

    2. Body Parts

    Warm-up · 10 min

  3. AAAAB

    3. Red Light, Green Light

    Warm-up · 12 min

  4. AAAABBBB

    4. Small-sided game, 4v4

    Match · 20 min

Every drill also carries setup steps, coaching points and an easier-or-harder note — and prints as one page for the clipboard.

A tidy wooden shelf at home holding a wire basket of soccer balls, a stack of orange cones, bins of practice bibs, a mesh ball bag, cleats, a water bottle and a duffel bag

How it works

You pick once. After that, the next practice is already waiting.

  1. Pick your age group. U8, U10 or U12, whichever your team is.

  2. Run today’s practice. Two a week, twenty in the season, each one already in order.

  3. Come back for the next. It builds on the last one, all ten weeks.

Sample practice

One practice, start to finish

A girl in a blue bib dribbles a soccer ball at her feet while other children each practise with their own ball behind herWarm-up
Every player has a ball: cuts, turns and touches to start.
A line of children in yellow bibs dribble soccer balls past two children in red bibs on a grass fieldSmall game
Sharks and minnows: dribble across, the sharks win the ball.
Two young children, one in a red bib and one in blue, play one against one between two small goals1v1
1v1 on tiny fields. Beat your player, score, rotate.
Six children in red and blue bibs play a small game on a grass field while a coach crouches on the sidelineSmall-sided game
Finish with a small-sided game: two goals, everyone plays.

Sample only. The pictures are generated illustrations, not photos of real teams.

One pack, yours for good

One season costs $27. Once.

That is $27 per age pack (U8, U10 or U12), a one-time purchase through hosted checkout. It unlocks that pack's full 10-week season in your account for good. Week 1 is free to everyone.

One-time payment · 30-day refund, no questions