The age group between U6 to U9 is sometimes referred to as the ‘Fun stage’. In a lot of cases the kids have been encouraged to play the game by their parents or their friends at school are playing soccer so they want to play with them. It is an age where they are to young both mentally and physically to cope with the more tactical and technical elements of the game. It is however an age where they can still be exposed to the basic soccer training skills and have fun while doing it.

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Coaching youth soccer you will need some soccer coaching equipment to get you started and assist in your soccer training session.  When I started out coaching U5 and U6 players, all that was required were a few soccer balls and a few markers to form a small grid.  As the kids became older and started to play on larger fields and soccer drills became more technical, my requirements as a coach changed.

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