We'll use this page to share ideas, tips, practice plans and more, specifically for your age group. Bear with us as we populate it with all sorts of great stuff and check back every once in a while, you never know what you might find. 

ECYSA Practice Plans

https://ecysa.org/ECYSA/practice-plans

G4 and G6 game formations :

The link below will help you align your game forations to the players you have.  This is for G4 7v7 and G6 9v9 formations, and includes descriptions of each posiion. 

https://s3.amazonaws.com/files.leagueathletics.com/Images/Club/2439/US Soccer-TESC Positional Roles-7v7-9v9-5 (002).pdf

The Coaching Manual - A comprehensive site with videos, practices plans, progressions and more. 

The New England Revolution has developed a comprehensive development guide for our players. Coaches may access the plans here. 

MA Youth Soccer has developed  age-specific practice plans that you can access through the links below. They also include characteristics about each age group to help you relate to them better. Note: Be sure to look at them closely before your practice to make sure you understand them and can relate them quickly to the kids. 

U6 Coaches

Their attention span is very limited at this age and you want to get them playing with the ball quickly or you'll lose them. 

http://www.mayouthsoccer.org/coaching/practice_plans_u6.aspx

G2 Coaches
Their attention span is very limited at this age and you want to get them playing with the ball quickly or you'll lose them. 

http://www.mayouthsoccer.org/coaching/practice_plans_u8.aspx

G4 Coaches

http://www.mayouthsoccer.org/coaching/practice_plans_u10.aspx

G6 Coaches

http://www.mayouthsoccer.org/coaching/practice_plans_u12.aspx

G8 Coaches

http://www.mayouthsoccer.org/coaching/practice_plans_u14-18.aspx