U6 Curriculum (6-Year-Olds)

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🔥 WARMUP TRAINING

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Passing & Receiving

Warmup exercise focusing on finding open space.

💡 Coaching Point: Focus on checking your shoulder and finding pockets of space.

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Passing & Movement

Dynamic passing and movement warmup drill.

💡 Coaching Point: Keep the ball moving. Pass and immediately move to a new space.

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Passing & Fast Starts

Targeted passing, fast starts, and feinting.

💡 Coaching Point: Explode into the sprint immediately after the pass. Sell the feint.

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Dribbling: Laces & Sole

Learning to dribble using laces and the sole of the foot.

💡 Coaching Point: Keep your head up. Use laces for speed and the sole to stop the ball dead.

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4-Corner Receiving

Warmup exercise focused on receiving and passing.

💡 Coaching Point: Check away from the ball to create space, then check back to receive.

⚽ TECHNICAL TRAINING

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Inside & Outside Dribble

Learning the inside and outside dribble move.

💡 Coaching Point: Keep the ball close to your feet and use both the inside and outside of the boot.

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1v1 Training Exercise

Basic 1v1 dueling and attacking principles.

💡 Coaching Point: Commit the defender. Attack their front foot and accelerate past them.

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Crossing & Finishing

Technical drill for crossing and finishing on goal.

💡 Coaching Point: Aim for the space between the goalkeeper and the defenders.

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1v1 Training (Variation 2)

Progressive 1v1 training exercise.

💡 Coaching Point: Change of pace is just as important as the move itself.

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Agility & Shooting

Combining footwork agility with shooting.

💡 Coaching Point: Keep your body balanced during the footwork so you can strike cleanly.

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Give & Go Shooting

Shooting exercise using a give-and-go combination.

💡 Coaching Point: Weight the pass well, then sprint into the return pass.

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Agility Ladder & Hurdles

Agility ladder and hurdle combined with shooting.

💡 Coaching Point: Stay on the balls of your feet for maximum quickness through the ladder.

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Dribbling & Finishing 1v1

Dribbling to goal followed by a 1v1 situation.

💡 Coaching Point: Keep your eyes on the goal, not the ball, as you enter the box.

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Crossing & Shooting

Crossing and shooting with active movement.

💡 Coaching Point: Time your run so you arrive at the ball as it drops.

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Through Pass & Finishing

Through pass and finishing exercise.

💡 Coaching Point: Play the pass into the path of the runner, not to their feet.

🧠 TACTICAL & GAMES

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2v2 Possession Game

Small-sided game focusing on possession.

💡 Coaching Point: Use your body to shield the ball while looking for the next pass.

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Tactical 2v2 Possession

Tactical component within a 2v2 game.

💡 Coaching Point: Create passing triangles. Always give the ball carrier two options.

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3-Team Possession (Corners)

3-team possession game utilizing corner zones.

💡 Coaching Point: Switch the play quickly to exploit the open space in the corners.

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2v1 Visual Training

2v1 transition game using four goals.

💡 Coaching Point: Scan the field to identify which of the four goals is most open.

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5v2 Possession Game

Rondo-style possession game.

💡 Coaching Point: One-touch passing. Keep the tempo high to unbalance the defenders.

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2v2 Attacking & Defending

Fast-paced 2v2 transition game.

💡 Coaching Point: Defend as a pair. Communicate and close down the space quickly.

📋 RESOURCES & PLANNERS

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PDF DOCUMENT

Session Planning Template

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💡 Coaching Point: Always plan your transitions. Have a backup drill ready if a session runs short.

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PDF DOCUMENT

Soccer Coaching Planner

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💡 Coaching Point: Set 1-2 clear objectives for the session. Keep the coaching points focused on those goals.

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Session Planner (With Field)

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💡 Coaching Point: Draw out your player rotations and cone placements before you get to the field.

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Training Planner Graphic

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💡 Coaching Point: Use visual aids to explain drills to younger players. Show, don’t just tell.

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Session Planner Graphic

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💡 Coaching Point: Keep your field diagrams simple. Too many arrows will confuse the players.