Instruction and Drills

Coaching American Soccer

• About this site
• Featured Articles & Resources
  • A Brief History of the Sport of Soccer
  • An American Soccer Player’s Creed
  • Balancing the Demands of the Game in a 1-hour Soccer Practice
  • Introductory Soccer Skills Clinic Format
  • Introduction to Soccer for Parents
  • Sample Soccer Game Day Procedure (U7 – U9)
• Instructional Manual
  • Preface
  • Program Format
  • Session Format
  • Sample Grid Layout
  • General Session Rules
  • Players Equipment
  • Notes for Parents and Coaches
  • Notes for Coaches
  • Basic Soccer Rules
  • Format of a Practice
  • Warm Up Activities
  • Soccer Fun Games
  • Instruction and Drills »
    • Dribbling
    • General Passing
    • General Receiving (Trapping)
    • Inside of the Foot (Push) Pass and Trap
    • Juggling
    • Positions, Attacking and Defending
    • Shooting and Goal Scoring
    • The Instep Drive (Kicking)
  • Format of a Scrimmage
• Introductions to Soccer Skills
  • Learning Progressions in Soccer (TM)
  • Introduction to Passing — The Inside of the Foot Pass (also known as the “Push” Pass)
  • Introduction to Soccer Tackling (The Front Block Tackle)
  • Introduction to Dribbling
  • Introduction to Goalkeeping
  • Introduction to Juggling
  • Introduction to Receiving and Controlling (Trapping)
  • Introduction to Shooting and Goal Scoring
  • Introduction to Soccer Heading
  • Introduction to the Instep Drive: The Big Kick of Soccer
  • Introduction to the Throw-In
• Intermediate Skills (NEW!)
  • Intermediate Juggling
• Soccer Drills
  • Instructional Drills
  • The ‘Sideline-to-Sideline Dribbling Drills’ Series
  • 2 Players, 1 Ball, Skill Drills (aka “Brazilians”) (NEW! Spring ’12)
  • The "Rules" of Free Shooting (NEW! Spring ’12)
  • American Soccer-Golf
  • American Soccer-Speedball
  • American Soccer-Tennis
  • American Soccer-Volleyball
• Tactics & Teamwork
  • An American Soccer Player's General "Rules of the Road"
  • Soccer Positions
  • American Soccer On-Field Oral Communications
  • On-Field Non-Verbal Communications in Soccer
• Fitness (NEW!'12)
  • Why Stretch
  • Standing Stretches
  • Introduction to Treatment of Injury
• Soccer Rules
  • The Rule Book: FIFA Laws of the Game
  • Ball “Live” or “Not Live”
  • Checklist for Teaching Basic Soccer Rules
  • Hand Ball! (Handling)
  • Introduction to Offside
  • Local Rules (NEW! Spring ’12)
  • Soccer IS a Contact Sport
  • Spirit and Intent of the Laws (NEW! Spring ’12)
  • The Advantage Rule
• Administration (NEW! '12)
  • Liability Form
  • Pre-Season Schedule
  • Schedule
  • Information/Policy Sheet
  • Uniform Order Form
  • Medical Release
  • Player Questionnaire
  • Finances (spreadsheet)
  • Philosophy
• Soccer Stories (NEW! '12)
• Soccer Glossary
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