U7-U8 Football Pre-Academy Coach Guide

Coaches in a professional pre-academy environment developing the most promising 7 and 8 year olds, whose judgments feed into the U9 pathway.

60 detailed content cards across 19 chapters, a numbered contents page, a Your Top Coaching Tips summary, and a closing message. Covers philosophy and the players, understanding the age group, session design, coaching ball mastery, coaching first touch, coaching passing and vision, coaching dribbling and 1v1, coaching shooting and finishing, physical and movement development, communication and feedback, managing mistakes and confidence, working with parents, matchday and planning, assessment and the whole player, culture, inclusion and play, the pre-academy environment, your development as a coach, the U9 decision and the pathway, and the long-term picture. Includes 7 ready-to-run session plans.

A coach who develops academy-standard foundations, builds a demanding yet warm culture, develops each player individually, assesses honestly, manages families through the pathway, handles a signing well, and, above all, handles non-selection with genuine care, protecting every child's wellbeing and love of the game.

Part of the Sports Progression Hub U7-U8 football range, the premium top tier above the Grassroots and Elite Coach Guides, and the culmination of the U7-U8 coaching pathway before U9 academy coaching. Handles the U9 signing decision and non-selection with genuine care and duty of care to the child. Produced in the Sports Progression Hub house style and ready to use straight away.