Coaching 3-6 year olds

Wow, mommaduck! I can't say I know anything about soccer, but I notices your number (1) and I thought that was cool. You are the very latest and greated to join our little community. Welcome! (BTW, good luck with the soccer thing!)

Hi there! Great to hear you guys have taken the responsibility of coaching the soccer team in spite of the obvious limitations you have mentioned of lack of knowledge about the game. It's really inspiring. I am a soccer lover and I would really like to help out. However I would like to know if your husband is doing this for the long term or just for fun, like something he does when he has nothing else to do. Am asking this because there is so much to learn about soccer and I would like to give him information which would really be of help to him. Generally because of the age of these kids, there are some factors he should consider if he hasn't already. 1. This age group (3-6 yr old) is considered the proper age at which kids should be introduced to the game. However, there is only so much that they can and should be taught. As a rule, they only need the very basic fundamentals of the game. 2. The main objective of trainig this age group should be to develop their basic skills WHILE HAVING FUN IN THE PROCESS. It's very important you have this in mind, that whatever else you do, these kids should first and foremost have fun. Hence all training programs that your husband shall develop should have fun at the center of the planned activities. 3. The soccer field should be divided into small patches of about the size of a basketball court. This should be the maximum area that the kids should use as their playing field, especially when training their ball skills (passing, collecting, shooting, etc) 4. I don't know how many kids your husband manages in the team, but all the same they should be divided up into groups of 8. This means for training purposes, groups of 8 should have their own soccer area the size of a basketball court. 5. A god and successful soccer coach, especially one coaching kids like your husband has got to do his best to bring himself down to the level of the kids, physically and otherwise. For example, staring up at a giant could be intimidating for the kids, so every time he calls the kids around him he can go down on one knee so that he could be closer to his audience. This helps in putting the message across. There's just so much I would like to share but for now I have more questions than answers. Kindly let me know wihch kind of set up you have working for you, then I would know whats appropriate and help accordingly. Otherwise I wish you all the best and please do let me kow how the team is doing...maybe you can post photos of the team or something. All the best, cheers!