Coaches' Corner


Welcome to the NMYSA Coaches' Corner, This is where you will find many useful coaching resources. The internet is full of great coaching resources, this page is designed to act as a portal to many of those resources. Here you will find coaching manuals, links to great coaching websites and soccer blogs, ideas on who to follow on Twitter and You Tube channels to subscribe to. We have searched thru hundreds of web pages to highlight some of the best and most useful resources available to you on the internet.


Coaching Manuals:

The NMYSA Coaching Manual is a 50 page document aimed at coaches of players aged U4 thru U10. We have broken down the manual into four easily downloadable age specific documents. Each version includes age specific lesson plans, information on the rules of the game, team management ideas and coach education programming in addition to NMYSA contact information and a coaches code of conduct.

NMYSA U4 Coaches Manual

NMYSA U6 Coaches Manual

NMYSA U8 Coaches Manual

NMYSA U10 Coaches Manual


Coaching Articles:

Team Building
1 vs 1
Why 8-a-side?
Recreational Soccer
Practice vs Games
Goalkeeper Training
They're all bunched up!
Coaching Guidelines

Let children play football like they do in Brazil
Heads Up!
The Want to Win
Refocusing the Player Development Model

Coaches Connection:

Coaches Connection

The Coaches Connection provides members with a link to the US Youth Soccer Coaching Education Network: National Staff Coaches, 55 State Association Directors of Coaching Education and their staffs, and guest lecturers from around the world!

The Connection is all about connectivity and the ability to communicate with educators from across the country.  Get connected with leaders in the field of coaching and player development. Stay current with discussions on such hot topics as small-sided games; recreation vs. competitive soccer; ethics and morals in sport.


Useful Coaching Links:

Associations/Organizations

US Youth Soccer
US Soccer
National Soccer Coaches Association of America
FA Coaches Association
UEFA(Union of European Football Associations)


Magazines/ Soccer News

Fox Soccer
ESPN Soccer NET
Soccer America Magazine
World Class Coaching
Succes in Soccer
Soccer Coaching International
Far Post Report

Training Sessions/ Coaching Info

Weplay.com
Better Soccer More Fun
footy4kids - 100% youth soccer coaching
FUNdamental Soccer
Youth Soccer Fun
Jeff Pill's Online Drills
Soccer Training Guide
Soccer ROM
BruceBrownlee Soccer Coaching Notes