In-House League (U8) Academy Training Guide
Week 1
Warm Up
Drill 1
Drill 2
Small Sided Game
3v3 as space permits
No larger than 4v4
Coned play space with two goals
Leave 20 min of practice for play
Limit substitutions by moving extra players to another play space, even if it means going with another coach.
Keep the ball in play, if a ball goes out of bounds, a new ball goes in, if a goal is score, a ball immediately is thrown into play.
No kick offs, goal kicks, corner kicks, or throw-ins
Reinforce all of the Coaching Focal Points of the day
Week 2
Warm Up
Drill 1
Drill 2
Small Sided Game
3v3 as space permits
No larger than 4v4
Coned play space with two goals
Leave 20 min of practice for play
Limit substitutions by moving extra players to another play space, even if it means going with another coach.
Keep the ball in play, if a ball goes out of bounds, a new ball goes in, if a goal is score, a ball immediately is thrown into play.
No kick offs, goal kicks, corner kicks, or throw-ins
Reinforce all of the Coaching Focal Points of the day
Week 3
Warm Up
Drill 1
Drill 2
Small Sided Game
3v3 as space permits
No larger than 4v4
Coned play space with two goals
Leave 20 min of practice for play
Limit substitutions by moving extra players to another play space, even if it means going with another coach.
Keep the ball in play, if a ball goes out of bounds, a new ball goes in, if a goal is score, a ball immediately is thrown into play.
No kick offs, goal kicks, corner kicks, or throw-ins
Reinforce all of the Coaching Focal Points of the day
Week 4
Warm Up
Drill 1
Drill 2
Small Sided Game
3v3 as space permits
No larger than 4v4
Coned play space with two goals
Leave 20 min of practice for play
Limit substitutions by moving extra players to another play space, even if it means going with another coach.
Keep the ball in play, if a ball goes out of bounds, a new ball goes in, if a goal is score, a ball immediately is thrown into play.
No kick offs, goal kicks, corner kicks, or throw-ins
Reinforce all of the Coaching Focal Points of the day
Week 5
Warm Up
Drill 1
Drill 2
Small Sided Game
3v3 as space permits
No larger than 4v4
Coned play space with two goals
Leave 20 min of practice for play
Limit substitutions by moving extra players to another play space, even if it means going with another coach.
Keep the ball in play, if a ball goes out of bounds, a new ball goes in, if a goal is score, a ball immediately is thrown into play.
No kick offs, goal kicks, corner kicks, or throw-ins
Reinforce all of the Coaching Focal Points of the day
Week 6
Warm Up
Drill 1
Drill 2
Small Sided Game
3v3 as space permits
No larger than 4v4
Coned play space with two goals
Leave 20 min of practice for play
Limit substitutions by moving extra players to another play space, even if it means going with another coach.
Keep the ball in play, if a ball goes out of bounds, a new ball goes in, if a goal is score, a ball immediately is thrown into play.
No kick offs, goal kicks, corner kicks, or throw-ins
Reinforce all of the Coaching Focal Points of the day
Week 7
Warm Up
Drill 1
Drill 2
Small Sided Game
3v3 as space permits
No larger than 4v4
Coned play space with two goals
Leave 20 min of practice for play
Limit substitutions by moving extra players to another play space, even if it means going with another coach.
Keep the ball in play, if a ball goes out of bounds, a new ball goes in, if a goal is score, a ball immediately is thrown into play.
No kick offs, goal kicks, corner kicks, or throw-ins
Reinforce all of the Coaching Focal Points of the day
Week 8
Warm Up
Drill 1
Drill 2
Small Sided Game
3v3 as space permits
No larger than 4v4
Coned play space with two goals
Leave 20 min of practice for play
Limit substitutions by moving extra players to another play space, even if it means going with another coach.
Keep the ball in play, if a ball goes out of bounds, a new ball goes in, if a goal is score, a ball immediately is thrown into play.
No kick offs, goal kicks, corner kicks, or throw-ins
Reinforce all of the Coaching Focal Points of the day