To help coaches within the season, Stafford Soccer has produced lesson plans to assist coaches throughout the season. The sessions are designed by our technical staff and work off the US Soccer guidelines on simple to complex. Below are session plans for a 10 week schedule. Coaches do not need to stick to the lessons if they feel their team needs to focus on a different topic that week. All sessions are ideas that we hope coaches will find helpful. Sessions will consist of an activity/game, diagram of activity and explanation of activity

U10 Sessions
Week 1 (Dribbling) Week 2 (Passing) Week 3 (Control) Week 4 (shooting) Week 5 (Passing)
Week 6 (Passing) Week 7 (Defending) Week 8 (Crossing) Week 9 (Combination play) Week 10 (1v1 dribbling)


Sessions at this age should focus on:
-Dribbling 1v1 situations
-Passing
-Ball control
-Small group tactics 2v1, 2v2, 3v1, 3v2, 3v3

Players at this age should be able to:
-Keep close control of the ball
-Make intended passes
-Make 1 touch passes
-Work in a group
-Start understanding roles on attack and defense
-Make responsible decisions
-Promote cooperation and fair play
-Understand checking out and checking in to create space