The following phases of player development may be used as presented, or may be further broken into sub-phases. Slow controlled movemen with personal ball in open space, around cones, between two lines or targets. Fundamentals of trapping and shooting to target. Development of health-related fitness components as a special emphasis. Fast controlled movement with ball and opposing player.
All players take part in defensive and offensive coordinated team play.
Kicking a soccer ball down a field should never become serious enough to compel a youngster to intentionally hurt another player in order to gain some game related advantage. The whole league experience becomes a total disaster if the supervising adults allow themselves and the kids to walk away from the field angry with the other team. The goalie position in the game of soccer is a very important one. In games between players aged 6-9 years, the goalie's performance often determines the game's outcome. At this level, however, more often than not, a game's outcome is determined by a poor as opposed to a stellar goalie performance.