Everything a volunteer coach needs,
in one place.
You said yes to coaching. Maybe you have played, maybe you have not. This guide covers the rules you need to know, how to run a practice that keeps every player busy, what to expect at each age, and 18 field-tested activities with diagrams you can set up in two minutes.
The Game
Rules, terminology, restarts, team formats and ball sizes by age, and a match day checklist.
OpenThe Practice
A practice structure that works at every age, what to expect from each age group, and coaching language that builds players up.
OpenActivities & Plans
18 activities with field diagrams, plus 16 ready-to-run practice plans for U5/U7 and U9–U13.
OpenWho this is for
Most youth soccer is coached by parents who volunteered because nobody else did. You might have played, you might never have touched a ball. Either way you are standing in front of ten children on a Tuesday evening and they are waiting for you to say something.
This guide is written for that. Every page assumes you are short on time and want something you can use at the next practice, not a coaching licence. Nothing here requires an account, an email address or a payment.
Covering U5 through U13 — team formats and ball sizes, the rules that actually come up, a practice structure that works at any age, what to expect developmentally at each stage, 18 activities with diagrams, and 16 complete practice plans.
Want this as a printed handbook for your club?
Everything on this site is also available as a 52-page coach handbook, customised to your club — your crest, your colours, your mission, your age groups and league rules. Delivered print-ready, so you can hand it to every volunteer coach on registration night.
See what is included