Coaching Videos
Changing the Game Project: A great video on leadership and team management. It's also a great reminder of stages of team development.
Washington Youth Soccer on YouTube: Utilize the Washington Youth Soccer Coaching Education videos to enhance your practices.
Football Coaching Resource on YouTube: Many conditioning and practice videos are available.
Coaching Manuals
In conjunction with US Soccer age group curriculum, the following manuals, developed by Rob Walker, offer over 100 pages of activities, games and soccer oriented research.
Foundation Manual For the U-9 Through U-12 Player
Intermed_Advanced Coach Manual.pdf
Intermed_ Advanced Supplement.pdf
Practice Lessons
FWFC has collected a database of lesson diagrams for coaches looking for ways to challenge their players.
Lesson Diagrams
Small-Sidded Games
Junior RCL
Our Junior RCL program participates in the Southern Puget Sound area with other Regional Club League (RCL) member clubs at the U-8 and U-9 ages. As part of a "skillls development" structure, our staff employs a Building Out of the Back (BOB) strategy as an overarching development piece.
FWFC RCL Jr Academy Play Out of Back.pdf
Goalkeeping Curriculum
In addition to the work we do with outfield players and teams, the goalkeeping position should also be a part of the developmental program. The manuals above feature a ton of integration activities for the goalkeeper, but the information below highlights some of the specific needs of the #1.
Goalkeeping Curricula.pdf
Club GK Emphasis.pdf
Fitness Program
In our methodolgy, soccer professionals try to incorporate multiple components of soccer into every practice session; the idea of economical training is a part of how coaches "think" when they design a practice plan and also when they plan a training cycle. However, during the mid-to-late teen years isolating fitness is also a major factor in the Advanced stage of traing (U-16 and up). The summer training cycle below is an example of how to create a mesocycle with a focus on aerobic soccer endurance, local muscle endurance, agiltiy and flexibility.
Advanced Stage Fitness Sample.pdf