Coaching Manuals
This site was last updated on 03/27/07

These articles are on the DecaturSports website:

• U.S. Soccer "D" License Candidate Manual - in English (.pdf)

• An official 2005 Outline of the USSF "D" Level License course is available for download in pdf form at this address (right click and choose save) http://www.decatursports.com/drills/manuals/USSF_D2005manual.pdf 

• U.S. Soccer "E" Certificate Candidate Manual - in English (.pdf)
• An official 2005 Outline of the USSF "E" Level License course is available for download in pdf form at this address (right click and choose save) http://www.decatursports.com/drills/manuals/USSF_E2005manual.pdf
• New US Youth Soccer Small Sided Games Program Manuals - The manual is an overview of of the US Youth Soccer Small Sided Games Program, answering questions ranging from 'What Size Should Fields Be', 'How May Players Should Be on the Field' to 'Benefits of Small Sided Games' Click on the Handbook to download the handbook.
• AYSA Small Sided Games - A comprehensive Manual: the what’s, how’s, why’s,
  and when’s of small sided games in youth soccer
• AYSA G Coaching License Manual - U6 and U8 - Jason Vittrup
• Ten Can't Miss Practice Sessions for U6 and U8 - Jason Vittrup
• Basic Defending MS Word version. Acrobat .pdf version here.
• Basic Shielding MS Word version.  Acrobat .pdf version here.
• Defending the High Cross MS Word version Acrobat version here.
• French Football Federation Youth Development Program Working with 13-15 Year Old Players by Roby Stahl - MS Word   Available in Acrobat version here.
• George Lasher's Goalkeeping Manual MS Word version. Acrobat .pdf version here.
• Improving Vision and Thereby Speed of Play MS Word version. Also available in Acrobat .pdf version here.
• Making the Killer Pass MS Word version. Acrobat version here.
• Match Condition Rhythm and Speed of Play This is the MS Word version. Also available in Acrobat .pdf version here.

• Modern 4-4-2 Formation Theory by Human Afazeli Available in Acrobat version here.

• MR 3v3 Plus 2 to Targets by George Lasher
• One-Two Combination Play MS Word version. Acrobat version here.
• Passing and Receiving Coaching Manual by Coach George M. Lasher.
  Also available in six smaller (faster loading) modules starting here with Part #1 or Acrobat version here. Also available in MS Word version here.
• Player Skills and Tryout Evaluation Form
• Possessing the Ball and Increasing Speed of Play by George Lasher. This is the MS Word version. Available in Acrobat version here.
• Possession and Speed of Play 2 - A follow-up article by George Lasher with more ideas on increasing speed of play through Possession Soccer. Available in Acrobat version here.
• Possession Soccer - Turning the Ball - by George Lasher 
• Possession Soccer - Turning the Ball Part 1 by George Lasher   Available in Acrobat version here.
• Possession Soccer - Turning the Ball Part 2 by George Lasher Available in Acrobat version here.
• Shooting Manual HTML version. Also available in a MS Word version here and available in Acrobat .pdf version here. 
• Simplified Rules of Soccer (From the BBC Sport Academy)
• Switching the Point of Attack MS Word version.  Also available in Acrobat .pdf version here. 
• The Center Mid Link in a Possession Game by George Lasher. This is the MS Word version. Also Available in Acrobat .pdf version here.
• U8/U10 Try-Out Evaluations Word version.  Acrobat version here. 

• U12-U19 Club, State and Region Curriculum Guidelines

• USSF "D" License Coaching Clinic Outline Part 1 - HTML
• USSF "D" License Coaching Clinic Outline Part 2 - HTML
• USSF "D" License Coaching Clinic Outline Part 3 - HTML
• USSF "D" License Coaching Clinic Outline Part 4 - HTML
• USSF "D" License Coaching Clinic Outline - Complete - This is the Acrobat .pdf version.  Also available in an html version here.
• Coaching Manual for U-6 and U-8 - Gavin J. Spooner 
• Coaching Manual for U-8 and U-10 - Gavin J. Spooner 
• Coaching Manual for U-12 and U-14 - Gavin J. Spooner 
• Oregon Youth Soccer Manual
• Who Should Rate Your Players - George Lasher  
• Coaching Manual for U-6 and U-8 - Gavin J. Spooner 
• Coaching Manual for U-8 and U-10 - Gavin J. Spooner 
• Coaching Manual for U-12 and U-14 - Gavin J. Spooner 
• Eight Deadly Sins of Soccer
• Coaching U-6 Players
• Coaching U-8 Players
• Coaching U-10 Players
• Coaching U-12 Players
• Coaching U-14 Players
• Gavin J. Spooner - Coaching Manual for U-6 and U-8
• Gavin J. Spooner - Coaching Manual for U-12 to U-14 (Under Construction)
• What Kind of Coach Are You?  Take The Test.
• Jeff Pill's 4v4 Practice Sessions
• Jeff Pill's Shooting Session
• Jeff Pill's Passing Session
• Jeff Pill's Passing and Receiving Practice Session
• Jeff Pill's Practice Session on Small Group Defending
• Jeff Pill's 1v1 Individual Attacking and Defending Practice Session
• Jeff Pill's Receiving Practice Session
• Uses of Small-Sided Games in Training (Part 1 of 4) by Vince Ganzberg, Regional Technical Director NSCAA
• Uses of Small-Sided Games in Training (Part 3 of 4) by Vince Ganzberg, Regional Technical Director NSCAA
• Uses of Small-Sided Games in Training (Part 4 of 4) by Vince Ganzberg, Regional Technical Director NSCAA
• To Build or Not to Build (Part 1 of 2) The right time to teach younger teams field positions by Chico Borja, NSCAA National Staff Coach
• To Build or Not to Build (Part 2 of 2) Shadow Play - Teaching field positions to younger teams (U-9, U-10, U-11) by Chico Borja, NSCAA National Staff Coach
• PAVE: Preparation Awareness Vision and Execution: A new model for training passing. - A PowerPoint Manual by Gavin Spooner - This is a competitive level training program that addresses many of the problems that coaches reinforce through the ‘standard’ passing activities that they use. It is highly active, requires a lot of decision making, and creates the constant need for movement off the ball. From experience, the most common topic that coaches want help with at the competitive level is “how can I train movement off the ball?” PAVE provides the answer for this major component of the game in an easy structure. The manual came out of working as a DOC and DPD for youth clubs over the last 12 years. The manual is a web based PowerPoint presentation.
• Shooting Practice Manual by George Lasher
• Gavin J. Spooner - Coaching Manual for U-8 and U-10 (Under Construction)

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These articles are on other websites:

• Soccer-Coach-L Coach's Manual
• Overview
• Principles
• Coaching Resources
• Practical Guidelines
• Practice Plans
• Game Day
• Very Young Children
• Further Reading

• Choosing a Formation in Soccer - Soccer for Dummies

• Better Soccer, More Fun
• Coaching 6, 7 and 8 Year Olds - Tony Waiters
• Coaching 9, 10 and 11 Year Olds - Tony Waiters
• Coaching the Team - Tony Waiters
• Coaching the Goalkeeper - Tony Waiters
• Futsal (Indoor Soccer) Coaching Manual
   

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