“We really enjoyed playing soccer for the last few years and have asked our parents to sign us up again. We hope that you will continue to patiently teach us more about this wonderful game.
“We are beginning to learn to cooperate with others but are less spontaneous in our relationship with adults. Because we don’t know how to pace ourselves and can be over-activated at times, please make sure to give us extra rest periods.
“We are beginning to understand that we can win the game not only by scoring more goals than the opponent but also by stopping the opponent from scoring.
“We are starting to understand that the object of the game is to win by scoring more goals than the other team. We are now aware of keeping score, winning, and losing. So, we need for you to be careful in keeping the results of the game in perspective.”
Sincerely,
Your U-10 Player
At this age, interest in playing soccer needs to be developed in an enjoyable way, so that the children will eventually end up loving to play the game.
It is a fact that coaching younger players can be especially challenging. Keep in mind that U-10 players can be impatient and easily distracted. This should be expected. Don’t get frustrated. You can reach and teach all players with the right approach.
The FUNdamental SOCCER Practice is a youth soccer coaching approach that has been proven to work with children. No More: Drills, Eye-foot coordination games, Soccer related games, Lines, Laps, and Lectures. It uses a methodology that is often at odds with the traditional methods but really works with children.
FUNdamental Soccer has partnered with i360 to bring you an excellent player development platform. iSport360 has been helping thousands of youth sports teams stay connected, active and strong – even before this pandemic began.