Alexandria Soccer
Sample Practice Plans
Developed/gathered by ASA's own nationally certified professional coaches
Click links below to download PDF files of sample practice plans and coaching information for the specific age groups. These were all developed or gathered internally by ASA’s own nationally certified professional coaches. Practice plans are posted to help our recreational coaches run appropriate practices for these age groups:
U5 and U6
Age appropriate 8 week practice plans:
| Warm-up Activities | Stage 2 Activities | Stage 3 Activities | Game |
| Bonkers | Coach Toss - Goals! | 1v1 to 4 goals | 3v3 |
| Follow The Leader | Beach Crabs | 1v1 to 2 goals | 3v3 |
| Frisbee Tag | Ball Retrieval | 2v2 to 4 goals | 3v3 |
| Hospital Tag | Ball Monsters | 3v3 | |
| Meteor Shower | 3v3 | ||
| Sharks & Minnows | 3v3 |
U7 and U8
Age appropriate 8 week practice plans:
| Warm-up Activities | Stage 2 Activities | Stage 3 Activities | Game |
| Across Square Dribbling | 1v1 Triangle Cone Chase | 1v1 to offset goals | 4v4 |
| Catch and Release | Cone Gate Passing | 1v1 attacking two small goals | 4v4 |
| Cone Gate Dribbling | Numbers Passing | 2v1 to 2 small wide goals | 4v4 |
| Sequence Dribbling | 2v1 +1 zonal defender | 4v4 | |
| Three Team Tag | 2v1 + 1 to 2 wide goals + counter goal | 4v4 |
U9 and U10
Age appropriate 8 week practice plans:
| Warm-up Activities | Stage 2 Activities | Stage 3 Activities | Game |
| Cone Island Dribbling & Passing | Partner Dribbling with Awareness Cones | 3v1 + GK & counter goal | 6v6 or 7v7 |
| Dribble Turns | 3v2 + GK & counter goal | 6v6 or 7v7 | |
| Knockout | 3v2 + GK's in both goals | 6v6 or 7v7 |
U11 and U12
Age appropriate 8 week practice plans:
| Warm-up Activities | Stage 2 Activities | Stage 3 Activities | Game |
| Ajax Passing | 3v1 (4v1, 5v1 Possession) | 5v5 Endzone Game | 8v8 |
| Passing Circle | 2 Zone Game with 2 Wide Goals | 5v5 4-Goal Game | 8v8 |
| 4v1 or 3v1 Possession | 2 Zone Game (4v1) | 7v7 with Zones | 8v8 |
If you have any questions, please contact ASA’s Recreation Director, Peter Kallin - pkallin@alexandria-soccer.org
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