Training

Congratulations! You have made a commitment to coach a soccer team. You take your coaching job serious and are spending valuable time and money looking for soccer drills. The club has put together some videos, age appropriate training sessions, and articles of interest for the NYSA Coaches.  We will attempt to update our training section to keep your practice sessions entertaining and directed.  If you have suggestions or questions for training please contact Don Rother at don.rother@normansoccer.org  

 

Age appropriate Training Sessions:

 

Under 5/6

Session 1 Sweepers not Keepers

Session 2

 

USYSA Training Sessions

Balance and Coordination - F. Travato

Balance and Coordination - Lewis Atkinson

Coordination Movement - Tom Goodman

Dribbling - Sam Snow

 

 

Under 7/8

Session 1 Sweeper not Keepers

Session 2 Beating the Keeper

Session 3

 

 

USYSA Training Sessions

Dribbling - Andy Biggs

Receiving - Rick Meana

Pairs Activities - Sam Snow

 

 

Under 9/10

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3 - Tackling

 

 

USYSA Training Sessions

Heading - Don Gemmell

 

 

Under 11/12

Session 1

Session 2 Defensive Shape

 

 

USYSA Training Sessions

Defending - Greg Maas

Penetration - James Clarkson

 

 

 

Under 14 and Older

 

USYSA Training Sessions

First Defender - Sam Snow

Flank Play - Tom Turner

 

 

 

NYSA  Manuals

 

Under 5/6 NYSA Manual

Under 7/8 NYSA Manual

Under 9/10 NYSA Manual

Under 11/12 NYSA Manual

Under 13 and above Manual

 

Videos