What are Some Good Soccer Drills for 4 Year Olds?
When working with 4 year olds you’ll want to use really basic soccer drills that are fun and easy. In fact, sometimes you’ll need help just getting 4 year old kids to participate in practice. So making things fun is of the utmost importance! As far as the skills to work on, choose drills that work on the very basics like dribbling, ball control, really simple touch passing, and very basic striking technique. There are also a few golden rules regarding soccer practice and soccer drills for 4 year olds: • Keep things FUN! • No standing in lines. Keep kids active and busy the entire practice. • Keep talking to a MINIMUM (if you talk for more than 60 seconds, it’s too long)! Every player should have a ball. You want players to get as many touches with the ball as possible. That means everyone needs a ball. • Stay positive! Young kids need encouragement. Being too critical will destroy their confidence and hinder their development. • Remember these are kids. 4 year olds have not developed s
