Consideration of individual characteristics

With the same passport age, children may have different biological age. Let’s assume that the passport says that two children are 10 years old, but the level of development of the body’s functional systems (musculoskeletal, nervous, cardiovascular, respiratory, etc.) means that one of them is 8 years old and the other is 12 years old. There is also a sports age, which is determined by the effectiveness of technique of playing techniques, tactical knowledge. And here there can be significant differences between children of the same passport age. All of these factors must be taken into account when planning training loads.

Magnitude, volume and intensity of loads should meet both the requirements of the game and the peculiarities of the structure of training. The best qualities of each young soccer player, which determine the measure of his talent, should be developed and improved in the first place

Motivation at the beginning of training

Most children come to soccer school not to learn soccer, but to play it, and it is necessary to organize the educational and training process so that they, firstly, stay in soccer for a long time, and secondly, become good players. The history of soccer knows only one way to solve these issues: children should be interested. It is the game and the game exercises that should be the primary training tools for beginners. This is the psychological motivation of children, especially younger children, and it must be taken into account when selecting the means and methods of training.
The main means of teaching children the technique of soccer, especially in the early stages, are the game in reduced squads and game exercises. The game alone is impossible to teach children soccer, you also need exercises that affect the development of important motor qualities – agility, agility, coordination – and teach the technique of the game.
It is impossible to teach all of these techniques in equal amounts at 2-3 times a week. Therefore, in the first year you should focus on the main technical actions. These are: leading, stopping, turning around, passing the ball, hitting. In addition, it is necessary to use a variety of exercises to enhance the versatile physical development of children (coordination, agility, attention, flexibility). The proposed program is based on the principle of repetition of one and the same technical technique in a variety of game and standard exercises.

Fundamentals of Preparation
Training will be most effective if children do exercises with and without a ball, not only in soccer school, but also at home and outside in the yard.

At home: Explain to the children that they should do basic exercises in the morning, which should include balance (standing on one foot), flexibility, and exercises with a small ball (for example, for big tennis). Any exercises with a ball can be done in the apartment or near the house outside: juggling different parts of the body, dribbling the ball, etc.

Outdoors: playing soccer with friends. It is necessary that it should take place in a safe place. It is desirable to play on a small area. In this case, contact with the ball is frequent and therefore the player will make a lot of leading and circling.

At soccer school: two to three lessons and one game day during the week.

When planning activities for children of this age, it should be understood that the focus will be mixed. Therefore, the coach should determine a few typical drills for himself, in which the game will be combined with exercises that teach the basic elements of soccer.
Training sessions for children 6-7 years old (1st year)
Children coming to practice for the first time are very eager to play soccer, but usually do not know how to handle the ball yet. Therefore, the main thing for them at the initial stage will be, firstly, exercises in elementary possession of the ball, the game itself and various game exercises. Secondly, moving games, exercises for dexterity, balance, coordination of movements, walking and running, jumping.

In each training session must:

• make a brief introduction to the practice, which should help children get in the mood for the class;
• give each child a ball. The size and weight of the ball should correspond to the age and motor capabilities of the children
• show and explain each exercise clearly
• Encourage the children as often as possible to complete the tasks
• Make a short conclusion so that children finish the practice with positive emotions and new knowledge about their game (as an option, end each practice by applauding each other for a successful practice)