U8 season goals
Since we moved to a large group training approach for the U8 in 2018, we have developed a set of season goals for the age group that are developmentally appropriate. I have listed them in sections below and then added some detail about the most important elements. Skills : Passing control of bouncing balls dribbling skills- pull back, outside foot push, inside/outside, inside/inside Team shape Head/ Wings/ Tail Tactical goals Head stays high (in the attacking half of the field) Find the head- complete a pass to the head. Team goals Bananas split- concept is to keep players from bunching up. Visual cues: if your teammate has the ball, don't go towards the ball. Individual goals: when the ball is in a clump of players, pull back dribble around defenders, not through them. Go to the side, not forward first. In making the transition from U6 to U8, we move from One player and her ball Find the ball, go to the ball to a team shape for the first time (Head, Wings, Tail) where the