U7-U8 Football Elite Player Guide

Ambitious 7 and 8 year olds developing fast and taking their football more seriously, and the parents supporting that ambition.

56 detailed content cards across 19 chapters, a numbered contents page, a Your Top Tips summary, and a closing message. Covers welcome and what elite means, the elite mindset, coachability and learning, training standards, ball mastery at elite level, both feet, first touch, passing and vision, dribbling and 1v1, shooting and finishing, scanning and awareness, decision-making, movement without the ball, defending, mental performance, nutrition and recovery, physical development, individual practice, and through the season and pathway. Includes 10 practice drills.

A young player with sharper two-footed ball mastery, a directional first touch, the scanning habit of playing head up, bravery and skill in the 1v1, real decision-making, strong training standards, and the mental performance to match their ambition, all while still loving the game.

Part of the Sports Progression Hub U7-U8 football range, the mid tier between the Grassroots and Pre-Academy Player Guides. The Pre-Academy Player Guide is the natural next step for a player at the top of their age group. Written to develop ambitious players while protecting their love of the game. Produced in the Sports Progression Hub house style and ready to use straight away.