Coaching Links

Regional Coaching Classes

WV Coaching Classes
PA-West Coaching Classes

Rules

Official FIFA rules
WV small-sided rules

Health

Soccer Organizations

West Virginia United Soccer Club
Buckskin Soccer

West Virginia Soccer Association
U.S. Youth Soccer Association
U.S. Soccer Federation (USSF)

PA-West Soccer Association
American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO)
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)

Youth Soccer Philosophy

USSF Best Practices
U.S. Youth Soccer - Workshop Presentations
Soccer America - Youth Soccer Blog

Cologne Study on Small Sided Games - its amazing how much running around the kids can do in such a small area !!!
Give-us-back-our-game - 4v4 Fundays
Reviving the Pick-up Game
Remember, It's Playtime and more

Coaching Course Manuals

Alabama Youth Soccer Association -"G" - Certificate Manual
USSF "E" - Certificate Manual
USSF "D" - License Manual
US Youth Soccer - "Small-Sided Games Manual"

Lessons Plans, Practice Activities and Video Demonstrations

Kentucky Youth Soccer
    - recreational coaching manuals
    - articles and lessons plans for all ages
    - positional play
Massachusetts Youth Soccer Association
    - player development curriculm
    - practice session for all ages
Alaska Youth Soccer Coaching Education
    - comprehensive set of lesson plans for U6 through U18
North Alabama Soccer League
    - comprehensive set of lesson plans for U6 through U18
Iowa Soccer Association
    - U6/U8 coaches manual
    - U10/U12 coaches manual
American Youth Soccer Oraganization
    - U6/U8/U10 training games
    - "Teaching the Games to Kids"
US Youth Soccer - Region IV
    - U6/U8 practice activities
    - U10/U12 practice activities
UEFA Training Ground
    - video demonstrations of ball/foot skills
    - video descriptions of positions and examples using professional players
    - video descriptions of formations and examples using professional teams
National Soccer Coaches Association of America
    - excercise and activities
    - 7 specific lesson plans for U8
    - tactical tests
Better Soccer More Fun
    - check out the heading game (my U10 Boys loved it)
    - formations, video clips, etc.
    - 4v4 as the fundamental tactical unit (penetration, support, width)
Footy-for-Kids
    - good information and general ideas
    - some activities/ideas are different than those from current USSF/USYSA recommendations
PA-West
    - soccer practice "activities" for U6-U14 recreational players
    - additional articles/resources

Formations

Ohio South
    - Articles on various subjects
    - "They're all bunched up"
    - FAQ's of Coaching
    - 4-4-2 / 3-5-2 Theory
Coach Marino
    - comparison of various 6 v 6 and 11 v 11 formations
Weston Soccer Club
    - 6 v 6, 8 v 8 and 11 v 11
Wikipedia
- Evolution of 11 v 11 soccer formations
Petaluma Youth Soccer League
    - A Game of thirds
Tusting AYSO
    - Understanding the field ("pitch") by thirds
UEFA Training Ground
    - Descriptions of positions and formations for 11 v 11

Monongalia Youth Soccer Association