Coaching Tip - In Step Drive, Shooting a goal

What makes an effective warm-up and cool-down activity? as well as tips for leading stretches. Find detailed activity plans, as well as tips for leading stretches, for elementary school, tag-based games (including one game called "Toilet...

Game, set, match! Teach young athletes the basics of tennis with a set of tennis lesson plans. Each plan focuses on a different stroke and guides instructors through the best way to teach, refine, and extend tennis lesson.

Defense is all about pressure and coverage. How can you get your defensive players to work together? Watch a mock soccer scrimmage while the coach comments on defensive positioning.

Play this video to your beginning soccer players to show them the different types of dribbling. Don't forget to get your players on the field for some practice!

Learn how to be a better defender! Watch this video to see some great, basic strategies for your defensive team. Consider showing this video before taking them to the practice field.

Start putting all the skills learned so far in this soccer unit together. Play mini-games, which means, just two or three players on a team. This way the players can practice all their skills and not be standing around waiting for the...

Students examine rules of soccer, focusing on basic skills necessary to play, create imaginary team, match players with positions that best fit their skill levels and personalities, and practice new skills with classmates.

Kids learn about shooting the ball in soccer. Tips on aiming, how to score a goal, volley shot, and ground shot.

California State University provides current research that is finding that heading the ball too often can lead to diminished brain function over time. Heading drills in practice can cause further damage.

Students play two versions of soccer--one with a full team and one with only two or three players. Then they assess they physical effects of both games--their heart rates, etc.