Coaches
should be familiar with the age group guideline both above and below their
current age level as every Bloomfield team will have players with varying
levels of skill. Stepping down to a younger group exercise for the prurpose
of perfecting the proper technique is always the right decision.
U10 Guidelines:
| 1) |
Fun but with step towards an appropriate level of seriousness towards learning. |
| 2) | Introduce concept of team passing among more than 2 players and first steps towards general field awareness (close proximity) |
| 3) | Introduce basic roles and positional play to all players (education, not assigning positions) |
| 4) | Increase pressure during most all activity sessions to challenge wkill work. Take time to work with players who are lacking in basic fundamentals. |
| 5) | Introduce juggling and personal "at home" skill sets to further improve ball handling. |
| 6) | Introduce goal keeping and dedicate an entire practice to this skill area where all players participate. (not at ryout fromat, teach and try to reduce fear of shot blocking among all players, make it fun). |
| 7) | No complex tactics let players be creative and try everything! |
| Look for and celebrate incremental results in learning as the steps of progress are often very small. Keep the competitive fire burning while realizing the big picture is player development not just wins and losses. | |
