We wanted to share the screenshot below from US Soccer that highlights their thoughts on age appropriate development and specifically look at U8. If you see the screenshot below you will notice they mention that players need to focus on “basic motor skills like walking, running or jumping combined with ball handling and ball control.” [...]
One effective way of helping U8 soccer players learn how to dribble the soccer ball is by giving them the opportunity to dribble the ball at or through a series of cones. In the example below we provide three unique sets of cones to provide perspective and concepts of what you want the players on [...]
The following information is from the US Soccer Curriculum which is an excellent document covering how to best develop youth soccer players in the US. The document begins by saying, “Children do not learn in the same way as adults, especially when the learning process involves both intellectual and physical activity.” If you were like [...]
Piggy in the middle or monkey in the middle is a great U8 soccer drill that forces young players to think through the concepts of passing the ball and creating space for their teammates. This is a soccer drill that not only works for U8 but has gotten lots of accolades by the top professional [...]