Once you have taken on the position of the coach, you might want to do some research about the rules, especially if you have never played soccer. Although you will get some information as soon as you accept, you might still want to look for your own research because soccer is not the easiest game to understand.

Soccer is not a hard game to understand but you, as the coach need to come up with positions for your child, a defense system and you really need to know what is allowed and what is not. One of the first things that you need to take into consideration is going to be the age of the team that you are coaching; this will really help you to understand the game a little bit better. Generally, your child will have to be at least seven years old in order to be on a soccer team simply because it can be dangerous.

Now onto the formations and positions; the very basic positions in soccer include the keeper, defender, midfielder and forward. After you have picked your positions, you now need to pick your formation.

The 4-4-2 is probably the most common, most often used formation. What it basically means is that four defenders, four midfielders, and then two forwards. The eleventh position goes to the goalie, or keeper.

The reason for the popularity of this particular formation is that the team is well balanced. Thus, making sure that all the players know the purposes of these positions is essential. It is also best to rotate players through each position. Let them learn about each position and then choose who does what best.

Although formations are important, it is definitely important for you to give your team some tactics, drills and skills. These are things that you are going to have to do with your team.

By far, four of the most imperative things that you, as the coach are going to have to teach your team is dribbling, playing defense, shooting and passing. These skills should be drilled into your teams head and any other skills that the players need, they will pick up on the field.