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[QUOTE="Capt. Tuttle, post: 588836, member: 191"]
What level are your players?  Beginner or rec.  ( I assume its not club level).

To reiterate a prior poster, you want to emphasize touches on the ball.  Keep it simple to build confidence.  There are a lot of websites to find drills.  Don't be afraid to do the same drills over and over, that is how they get the fundamentals.

Warm ups should include about 5 minutes of juggling.  (Encourage them to do it at home as well.  500 juggles a day). Make it a contest.

5-10 minutes of dribbling.  Set up cones.  Left and right feet.  Using inside of foot and outside.    The more lines you have, the more touches.

Make sure you understand off sides and teach it to your kids.  You can get an advantage playing for off sides.

Work on a couple of set plays for corners and free kicks, and defending same.
Teach concepts, not play.

It's different than basketball in that the game is played outside in, not inside out.play it long to the corner area, then hit crossing passes into the box area.

They need to play the ball the way they are facing, in general.  In soccer it's okay to go backwards to restart everything.  Possessing the ball is key.
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