U6U7 Youth Module Recreational License Presented By: Barrington Area Soccer Association in cooperati

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U6/U7 Youth ModuleRecreational License
Presented ByBarrington Area Soccer Association
in cooperation with IYSA
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What ever happened to free time?
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Program Philosophy

• The Game in the Child
• Caution-Children at Play, Proceed with Care
• Educationally Grounded
• Developmentally Appropriate Activities
• Team Follows Player

Quinn Fleck, 1995
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Player Development Model
Game in the Child
LEARNING
PLAYING
Player Attributes
Organization Culture Context
Coach Attributes
Quinn Fleck, 1995
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The Game in the Child

• The youth soccer player is defined as any child
  playing soccer from pre-school through
  adolescence. It takes the approach that the GAME
  WITHIN EACH CHILD, is at the center of all
  beliefs, decisions, and actions taken by the
  child, coach, and organization. It is the
  ultimate goal of youth soccer development within
  the United States to unlock the game within each
  child to reach full soccer potential.

Quinn Fleck, 1995
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Principles of Youth Coaching

• Developmentally Appropriate
• Clear, Concise, Correct Information -
  Brevity, Clarity, Relevance
• Simple to Complex
• Safe Appropriate Training Area
• Decision Making
• Implications for the Game

Quinn Fleck, 1995
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No LinesNo LapsNo Lectures
Quinn Fleck, 1995
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Characteristics of U6/U7Soccer Players

• Physical Development
• Mental Development
• Social Development

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Physical Development

• Movement Education Approach
• Motor development starts with the head and moves
  downward to the feet, and from the center of the
  body outward.
• Differences between boys girls are minimal
• Easy fatigue, rapid recovery. HR around 90 bpm.
• Need to explore qualities of rolling and bouncing
  ball.

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Physical Development
Fundamental movement skills

• walking, running, leaping, jumping, hopping.
• bending, stretching, twisting, pulling,
  pushing.
• throwing, catching, striking, kicking.

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Mental Development

• Play consists of a high degree of imagination and
  pretend activities.
• Tend to only one task at a time in
  problem-solving situations.
• Process small bits of information at a time.
  Long sequential instructions are not processed.
• Immature understanding of time and space
  relationships
• Rules must be simple.

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Social Development

• Development of self-concept, body awareness,
  self-image through movement.
• Egocentric, see world only from their
  perspective. Demonstrated through parallel play.
• Need generous praise. Play without pressure.
• May verbalize team, but does not understand group
  or collective play.

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General Characteristics of U6/U7 Children

• Short attention span
• Most individually oriented (me, my, mine)
• Constantly in motion
• Psychologically easily bruised
• Little or no concern for team activities
• Do believe in Santa Claus, but will not discuss
  with peers

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General Characteristics of U6/U7 Children

• Physical psychological development of boys
  girls quite similar
• Physical coordination immature
• Eye hand and/or eye foot coordination most
  primitive at best
• Love to run, jump, roll climb
• Prefer large soft balls and nerf balls
• Catching skills not developed
• Can balance on good foot
• NO SENSE OF PACE - GO FLAT OUT!!!
• 100 ALL THE TIME!

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Typical U6/U7 Training Session

• Should not exceed 60 minutes
• Every child should have a ball
• Warm-up includes movement education problems
  soccernastics (approx. 20 min)
• Games Activities, mostly of a body awareness type
  along with some maze games (20 min.)
• Finish with 3v3 game to small goals, NO GKs (20
  min)

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U6/U7 Tactical Sign
This Way or One Way
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Coaching Activities Checklist

• Are the activities fun?
• Are the activities organized?
• Are the players involved in the activities?
• Is creativity and decision making being used?
• Are the spaces used appropriate?
• Is the coachs feedback appropriate?
• Is the coach guiding or controlling the players
  in the activity?
• Are there implications for the game?