1. Do not worry about the conditioning of players until age 12 and above.
2. Try to refrain from using drills where the players are stood waiting in line for a touch of the ball.
3. The demonstration of a skill is the most effective way to teach it to your players.
4. Introduce coaching points one at a time, let players practice between each point you make. Too much talking and your players will switch off.
5. After each coaching session get the players in and ask them to recap what they’ve learnt during the session. Get them to remember any skills that they’ve learnt and name all of the main coaching points for those skills.
