This Saturday we will return to dribbling with an emphasis on changing speed and direction. The activities will involve the coaches and trainers in games of tag.

Please review the following practice plan before Saturday morning’s session U-6 Week 6 Practice Plan

Upcoming Sessions:

• Saturday, Oct. 15 — Kohl’s Cup (schedule will be posted next week)
• Saturday, Oct. 22 — Last Saturday session (practice & game time)
• Friday, Oct. 28 — Last meeting of the season. No formal practice plan will be published.  Extra time should be used to distribute participation medals and play a longer game. Thanks for a great season!

This week the U-6 players will work on proper shooting technique (laces, not toe balls!). Also, the volunteer coaches will get even more involved as “moveable goals” for the third activity.

Here’s the full practice plan: Week 5: U-6 Practice Plan (Oct. 1)

See you Saturday!

The following practice plan will be used Saturday monring, Sept. 24 for the U-6 age group. We are going to work on passing technique; however, we will not ask the players to share their ball with anyone. They will pass to specific places, to knock over cones or to score goals.

Remember to call the Karst Weather Hotline at 349-2126 before heading to the field if it’s raining.

Here’s the U-6 Week 4 Practice Plan (9/24).

Weather Update: Karst Farm Park was closed due to saturated fields for Monday, Sept. 19 and 26. We will use the Week 3 practice plans for defending on Monday, Oct. 3.

Practice Plans:

This week we will work on defending for all age groups. The younger players will work on individual techniques while the older age groups will add team defending topics as well. Take time to instruct individual players regarding proper defending technique during each activity.

Check out the following online resources and videos for more information:

• US SOCCER: First defender: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsHs4dW4pNY
• US SOCCER: Second defender: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Qus_tRw43A
• Defending terms: http://www.soccercoachingnotes.com/coaching/tactical/team-defending-in-soccer.pdf

Please review the following practice plans for Monday night:

• U-8 Girls
• U-8 Boys
• U-10 Girls
• U-10 Boys
• U-12 Girls
• U-12 Boys
• U-14 Coed

Please print the practice plan for your reference at practice on Monday night.

Hello all! We’re excited to return to Monday night practices for Cutters Community Soccer on September 12. This week’s topic is dribbling moves. We want the players to experiment and practice the best techniques for beating a defender while dribbling.

Please review the following practice plan for your age group:

• Week 2 — U-8 Boys
• Week 2 — U-8 Girls
• Week 2 — U-10 Boys
• Week 2 — U-10 Girls
• Week 2 — U-12 Boys
• Week 2 — U-12 Girls
• Week 2 — U-14

Welcome back to the second week of Community Soccer for the U-6 age group!

We will use the practice portion of our session to work on more dribbling and coordination skills. Then, the second half of the session will be the players’ regularly scheduled game!

Please review the practice plan for week 2.

Hello everyone! We are excited to kick-off the fall 2011 Community Soccer season on Monday, August 29. Please review the following practice plans for your team prior to practice:

• Week 1 — U-8 Girls
• Week 1 — U-8 Boys
• Week 1 — U-10 Girls
• Week 1 — U-10 Boys
• Week 1 — U-12 Girls
• Week 1 — U-12 Boys
• Week 1 — U-14 Coed

Please review the Karst Field Map regarding the location of practices and games for your age group.

In the future, practice plans will be posted on the Friday prior to the Monday practice. Please feel free to contact your age group coordinator with any questions you may have concerning the practice plans or game tactics.

The next scheduled practice is Monday, September 12, as we do not have practice on Labor Day.

Saturday, August 27 is the first practice/game for the U-6 age group. We will use the following practice plan for the morning session.

• Week 1 — U-6 Practice

Remember, driving to Karst usually takes longer than you think! We’re looking forward to getting started at 9:30 a.m. with practice, followed by their first game around 10 a.m.

We’re looking forward to a great season!

The practice sessions updated for Monday, June 6 will focus on scoring goals (finishing). Each age group will have activities well suited for improving finishing technique.

• U-8 Boys
• U-8 Girls
• U-10 Boys
• U10 Girls
• U-12 Boys
• U-12 Girls
• U-14

The U-6 players will use the entire hour to play games.

Tomorrow will be the last Saturday morning practice/game session for the U-6 age group. We will have our normal practice (see U-6 Practice Plan –Week 7).

On Monday night, the U-6s will play games at 6 p.m. We will not have the practice at the beginning of the session.

Have a wonderful summer!

Please review the following practice plans for this weekend. On Friday, May 27 we will teach the U-6 players proper shooting technique. Then Saturday morning, we will let the players show their creativity in dribbling and the skills they have learned this season.

• May 27– U-6 Coed
• May 28 – U-6 Coed

For Monday, May 16, our topic will be defending for all age groups. The practice plans are available below:

• Week 4 – U-8 Boys
• Week 4 – U-8 Girls
• Week 4 – U-10 Boys
• Week 4 – U-10 Girls
• Week 4 – U-12 Boys
• Week 4 – U-12 Girls
• Week 4 – U-14 

Weather permitting, we will hold U-6 sessions on Friday, May 13 and Saturday, May 14.

Please review the following practice plans prior to practice.

• Friday, May 13: Week 3 U-6 Practice Plan (Spring 2011)
• Saturday, May 14: Week 4 U-6 Practice Plan (Spring 2011)

U-6s – we’re still looking forward to our first practice session, hopefully on April 23! For the practice portion of our morning, we will split the teams into three groups (one group of six and two groups of four teams). An age group trainer will run the activities with the coaches working to keep the players engaged in each one (see practice plan below for details).  By working together, we will be able to help the children improve their coordination, agility and soccer skills while having fun!

This week our practices will focus on passing and receiving. Please consult the following practice plans before practice on Monday, April 25:

• Week 3 — U-6 (Saturday, April 23)
• Week 3 — U-8 Boys
• Week 3 — U-8 Girls
• Week 3 — U-10 Boys
• Week 3 — U-10 Girls
• Week 3 — U-12 Boys
• Week 3 — U-12 Girls
• Week 3 — U-14

Monday night practice sessions: Please use the scrimmage time at the end of practice to work on restarts (kick-ins, throw-ins, goal kicks and/or corner kicks, depending on what is appropriate for your age group).  Also, ask the trainers and age group coordinators if you have any questions about strategy or game management. Keep players active and when playing small-sided games, avoid using substitutes (even if you have an odd number of players).

Thank you for a great first week of practice for the U-8s through high school players.

U-6s – we’re still looking forward to our first practice session, now on April 23! For the practice portion of our morning, we will split the teams into three groups (one group of six and two groups of four teams). An age group trainer will run the activities with the coaches working to keep the players engaged in each one (see practice plan below for details).  By working together, we will be able to help the children improve their coordination, agility and soccer skills while having fun!

This week our practices will focus on using moves to beat a player. Please consult the following practice plans before practice on Monday, April 18:

• Week 2 — U-6 (Saturday, April 23)
• Week 2 — U-8 Boys
• Week 2 — U-8 Girls
• Week 2 — U-10 Boys
• Week 2 — U-10 Girls
• Week 2 — U-12 Boys
• Week 2 — U-12 Girls
• Week 2 — U-14 Coed

Monday night practice sessions: Please use the scrimmage time at the end of practice to work on restarts (kick-ins, throw-ins, goal kicks and/or corner kicks, depending on what is appropriate for your age group).  Also, ask the trainers and age group coordinators if you have any questions about strategy or game management.

We’re looking forward to a great season!

The topic for the first week of practice is dribbling for all age groups. The practice plans posted below will be used on Monday, March 28. Please contact Michele or your age group coordinator (e-mail listed on the practice plan) with any questions about the activities. Also, you will have the assistance of trainers at your field to help you implement the practice plan.

In addition, each field will have scrimmage vests and cones for your use during practice.

Pracitce plans:

• Week 1 — U-8 Boys
• Week 1 — U-8 Girls
• Week 1 — U-10 Boys
• Week 1 — U-10 Girls
• Week 1 — U-12 Boys
• Week 1 — U-12 Girls
• Week 1 — U-14 Coed

Don’t forget Cutters and Indiana Soccer are offering Youth Coaching Courses on Friday, April 1 and April 8 for all Community Soccer coaches. For more information, visit http://cutters.suso.org/?p=1843.

Thank you for volunteering to coach this season!