U9-U10 Football Elite Player Guide

Young players of 9 and 10 competing at a higher level who have the basics and want to develop the sharper skills, speed and decisions of an elite footballer.

62 detailed content cards across 19 chapters, a numbered contents page, a Your Top Tips summary, and a closing message. Covers welcome and elite mindset, attitude and standards, coachability, learning from mistakes, training standards, ball mastery under pressure, both feet, first touch, passing and vision, dribbling and 1v1, shooting and finishing, game intelligence scanning, game intelligence decisions, movement without the ball, defending, mental performance, nutrition, sleep and recovery, physical and individual practice, and season and pathway. Includes 11 challenging practice drills.

A young player who is sharp on the ball at speed, comfortable under pressure, quick to scan and decide, brave and creative in the 1v1, mentally strong, and developing the higher standards and habits an elite footballer needs, while still loving the game.

Part of the Sports Progression Hub U9-U10 football range, the mid tier above the Grassroots Player Guide and below the premium Academy Player Guide. More demanding and more sophisticated than the grassroots guide, with a real focus on pressure, speed and decisions, while keeping enjoyment and long-term development at the centre. Produced in the Sports Progression Hub house style and ready to use straight away.