TopLeague Animated Football Coaching
(This is a UK site so this really is a Soccer link)
www.topleague.co.uk
This is an excellent site for Coaches, Players, or even Parents. A range of animations is available, for many topics. The animations take a moment to load but it is well worth it. Some of the areas covered are Passing Exercises, Small Team Games, Turns 'n Dribbles, Free Kick Exercises, Football (soccer) History and Shooting Exercises. The drills cater for a wide variety of needs starting from the very basics such as The Stop Turn, through easy passing exercises such as Slow Quick Slow, on to more competent passing drills such as The Circle Pass and up to more difficult exercises for the more advanced players such as The Give 'n Go Boxes, The M and W Odd and The Column One Two Full. Each drill/exercise gives background information with the animation adding a visual aspect that really helps to define and follow the instructions.

Joe Soccer by Gregg Thompson
www.joesoccer.com
Gregg Thompson was a member of the 1984 U.S. Olympic Soccer Team and the U.S. National Team ('84, '85, '86). He has animated drills and games that are clear to follow and a useful coaches handbook.
 Posted 11/2/8/05

Footy4Kids
(Another UK site full of resources for coaches of young kids)
http://www.footy4kids.co.uk
This site promotes putting kids and fun first. There is an abundance of good articles including sections on coaching fundamentals, basic skills training, organizing practice sessions, first aid, dealing with parents, how children think, and lots more. You can find information on what to say to kids at practice and how to coach pre-school children. There is LOTS of information and reading on this site so scroll down on home page for listings of some of the available resources. Then for some fun try out the link to the Penalty Shoot Out game.

Soccer Association for Youth
www.saysoccer.org
This useful website has many Practice Plans to browse and also plenty of skills and drills covering dribbling, passing, shooting and warm-up. There is an interesting section with an interactive tactical quiz.

Decatur Sports
www.dprsports.com
Very helpful Web Site with great tools including practice plans, coaching manuals, and coaching tips. "Practice tips for Youth Soccer Coaches" has answers to many of the coaching questions you may have. Great articles are available on all of the basic skills soccer coaches need.You will also find inspiring quotes for getting your team pumped up. There are also helpful links available for referees.
Updated 4-16-07

Better Soccer More Fun
www.bettersoccermorefun.com
Very complete Web Site that concentrates on a European style called "Dutch Vision" which covers almost all soccer issues imaginable. According to the sources given in this page, (which are lectures, coaching sessions, informal talks, critiques and handouts among others) this site intends to introduce this European style to the Americas. I recommend the children's section of the page.

World of Soccer
www.worldofsoccer.com
Site full of excellent soccer resources. One very convenient feature of this Web page is the great selection of free youth soccer books that you can order directly from the Site.

US Youth Soccer Organization
www.usyouthsoccer.org
US Youth Soccer promotes a fun, safe and healthy game for all kids. They also have lots of resources on their website including video of 50 of the most basic soccer skills, a download page full of resources for administrators and a tournament database. Updated 11/28/07

Soccer Tournament Directory
www.soccertournament.us
This site features US and Canadian soccer tournaments organized by year and date. You can find tournaments for a holiday weekend or an indoor tournament. Added 1/18/05

Coach's Manual
http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~dgraham/manual
The Soccer Manual Web Page is a great place for coaches of all levels. It offers helpful resources, instructions to teach basic principles, practical guidelines, practice plans to teach basics, and more. We recommend the link on How to Coach the Very Young. Overall, this is a very complete Site that will help you learn or reinforce the basics of coaching youth soccer. There is also a downloadable version of the manual in a small size version to print.

The Coaching Corner
www.thecoachingcorner.com
The site sells uniform but also has basic resources and coaching tips for baseball and soccer. Don't miss the useful Forms and Plans available in Word, some in PDF and HTML formats. The Medical Release Form and Parent Letter should be a requirement for every youth coach.
Added 2/14/07

Anti-Smoking Soccer Coach's Manual
www.cdc.gov/tobacco/sport_initiatives/coaches_manual
This manual has drills to teach players how to be in control when outnumbered, both in soccer and in life. It promotes a smoke-free soccer environment.

Goalkeeper Coaching
www.frii.com/~benji/goalkeeping
At last a Web page designed to help coaches train the most mysterious position of soccer, the goalkeeper! This one is one of the few Web pages out there that specifically concentrate on this position from drills, footwork, and tactics to equipment, psychology and more goalkeeping links.

Soccer Help
www.soccerhelp.com
The soccer dictionary in this Web Site can be a great tool for the youth soccer coach. With over 350 definitions of terms, concepts and rules this Web page clarifies many basic concepts of the game.

Soccer Performance
www.soccerperformance.org
Another nicely designed Web Site that offers drills for soccer training, but the Special Topics section is the most interesting. Cover topics are drugs, injuries, external factors, match analysis, and even technology.

Online Drills
www.eteamz.com/soccer/pills/jpill.htm
Web Site with a great variety of links helpful to youth soccer coaches. Here you can find links to practice session drills, individual drills, fitness, etc. At the bottom of this page you will find links which take you to very complete sections where you can read about characteristics and many other aspects of the age group you work with, from 6 to 18 years old.

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