How to Coach U6 Soccer and Organize Your First Practice

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Get a copy of your league's rules.

   Your league may be sponsored by be your local county/city recreation department.
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   Step 2: Get a copy of your team roster.

   This is a list of the players who have been assigned to your team.
   
   It usually has the following info re: each child: name, age or date of birth, uniform size, if they have played on a team before, name and phone numbers of parents/guardians. ,, In the pre-season, you should have 2 practices per week.
   
   If your league plays most U6 games on Monday or Tuesday nights at 6 pm & 7:15 pm, make one of these nights one of your practice times.
   
   Choose a non-game night for your second practice time.
   
   This way your team will already be used to being there on the match days and you can continue the second practice after the season starts as long as you find it necessary. ,, Advise them of practice days, times, locations, and things to bring. ,, water bottles, coach's whistle , clipboard with your roster, pen or pencil, soccer balls
   - size 3, soccer cones, sense of humor, bag of washed apples, outline of practice schedule, reminders of things to announce to parents, hand-outs for each child with the following information: ,, It would be a great idea to get the parents motivated to help.
   
   You can explain that it is important to save gas, and we all would appreciate the help, me (the coach) and the kindergarteners.
   
   The dependence of the players upon the parents requires their full participation at this stage.
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   Step 3: If game schedules are not already available

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   Step 4: ask when the first games will be

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   Step 5: what days and times games will be.

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   Step 6: Set up your practice schedule.

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   Step 7: Reserve your practice field with the appropriate office

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   Step 8: Contact parent/guardian of each player on your roster.

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   Step 9: Tell them to bring or wear the following items: sneakers

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    Step 10: shin guards under socks

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    Step 11: a bottle of water

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    Step 12: an adult wearing comfortable clothing and shoes

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    Step 13: a ball

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    Step 14: You need to bring either a water cooler & cups or a cooler bag filled with 8 oz.

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    Step 15: Your Hand-Outs should include the following information: League rules for games and general behavior

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    Step 16: your own rules for practice

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    Step 17: your phone numbers

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    Step 18: telephone number of your supervisor or the athletic director of the recreation department

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    Step 19: rain-out number to call to see if games have been cancelled.

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    Step 20: Involve parents as much as possible ie snacks

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    Step 21: phone trees

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    Step 22: carpooling

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