5 Soccer Coach Practice Essentials

5 SOCCER COACH PRACTICE ESSENTIALS 

1. CONES
Cones are simple and essential to a soccer practice. Have a number of cones that can be used in every phase of practice. Dynamic warm up, skills training, small sided games, expanded games and scrimmages. They clearly define the area where the activity will take place for the players.

Cones have different shapes, the most common are disc and traffic. Disc cones are round and short, traffic cones are taller and pointed. The contrast can be used to enhance a drill.

Have cones in a variety of colors. Adding different colored cones with specific meanings can present a new challenge to the same activity.

2. PINNIES
Pinnies help divide players at soccer practice. Have at least 2 sets of different colored pinnies when dividing players for skills training, small sided and expanded games.  

3. PUGG GOALS
Pugg goals are small and portable. They are a simple solution to provide goals in a small sided or expanded game. Pugg goals can be moved easily to set up the next activity. For more options during activities have at least 2 sets of pugg goals.

4. AGILITY LADDER
Agility ladders can be used for the dynamic warm up, fitness training and skills training.
Have multiple ladders to increase training options. They are small, moveable and store easily.

5. TENNIS BALLS
Tennis balls, yes this may seem unlikely but they can be used in skills training, fitness training, and warm ups. Tennis balls are small and easy to store. Have enough tennis balls so that each player has their own for drills.