U9-U10 Football Academy Coach Guide

Coaches of the most promising 9 and 10 year old academy players who want to develop them to the highest standard while keeping them in love with the game.

64 detailed content cards across 19 chapters, a numbered contents page, a Your Top Coaching Tips summary, and a closing message. Covers coaching at academy level, philosophy and the academy player, the learning environment, session design at academy level, the warm-up, coaching ball mastery and first touch, coaching passing and receiving, coaching dribbling and 1v1, coaching finishing, coaching game intelligence, coaching in tight spaces, physical and movement, communication and feedback, confidence and mindset, working with parents, matchday and high-stakes games, the whole group, assessment and culture, and your development and the long view. Includes 8 of the most demanding, ready-to-run session plans.

A coach who develops talented players to the highest standard, designs demanding sessions in tight, opposed, game-realistic conditions, coaches technique and game intelligence at an academy level, uses individual development plans, builds a high-performance yet positive culture, and keeps players in love with the game.

Part of the Sports Progression Hub U9-U10 football range, the premium top tier above the Grassroots and Elite Coach Guides. The most sophisticated coaching guide in the range, with session plans and content pitched at academy standard in tight, opposed and game-realistic conditions, while keeping development and enjoyment ahead of results. Produced in the Sports Progression Hub house style and ready to use straight away.