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  Our SASC Director of Coaching (DOC), Andrew Ransome, has created the following practice curriculum for the U6-U8 age groups. Some of the activities have links to supporting videos.

Please note that generally, each practice plan will be used for two consecutive weeks. One to introduce the activities, and the second time so that the players have a chance to master it.

Date	Session Plan		Supporting videos
Practice plan #1	U6	U6 Intro to Soccer	Cones warm-up Going to Goal (1+ball; 1v1) Going to Goal: 1+ball Going to Goal: 1v1 1v1 - Boss of the Balls 3v3 game
	U8	U8 Intro to Soccer	Cones warm-up Shooting vs. GK 2v2 game (1v1+GK) 4v4 game
Practice plan #2	U6	U6 practice plan	Cones warm-up Dribble and Shoot Gates 1v1 - Boss of the Balls 3v3 game
	U8	U8 practice plan U8 Spread Out	Passing through a gate 2v1+GK 2v2 4v4 game
Practice plan #3	U6	U6 practice plan	Tag Defender 1v1 game 3v3 game
	U8	U8 practice plan	Keep & Kick Dribble & Shoot vs. Defender & Goalkeeper 2v1+GK 4v4 game
Practice plan #4	U6	U6 practice plan	Pass Tag Restart Relay 2v1 to Goal 3v3
	U8	U8 practice plan	Passing (two cones) Restart Relay Goalie Wars 4v4 game (3+GK)
Practice plan #5	U6	U6 practice plan	Gotcha Pass / Clear 2v1 - Restarts 3v3
	U8	U8 practice plan	1+Ball / 1 vs. Rest 1v1 2v2 4v4 game (3+GK)

These are practice plans based on the US Soccer "Play-Practice-Play" methodology for 7v7 game format (U10+):

U10 Practice Plan

Attacking 1: Playing Out of the Back

Defending 1: Prevent Opponent From Scoring

Attacking 2: Build Up In Opponent's Half

Defending 2: Prevent Opponent Build-Up

Defending 3: Prevent Opponent Building Out