Official Academy Affiliate
of Sporting Kansas City

Zone 1 - U9 Curriculum - Season Plan
Objectives
Technical: Improve individual and collective basic soccer techniques.
Tactical: Creating space to receive the ball and keep possession
Physical: Develop speed, coordination & balance with and without the ball.
Psychosocial: Positive interaction with teammates during the game
Scrimmage: Efficiently occupy the spaces on the field.
By the end of the season the player must be
capable of:
1. Basic skills in 1v1 situations
2. Balance in relation to the ball
(fwd, backward, side-to-side)
3. Basic coordinated movements with and without the ball
Content Distribution
Organization
Sessions Per Week: 4
Player Pool: 12
Session Length: 90’
Game Length: 50’
Session Structure
Aspects to Consider
Stage 1: Warm-up & Technical Progressions
Stage 2:
Small-Sided Activity
Stage 3:
Expanded Activity
Stage 4: Game
– Size of Training Area
– Time of Training
– Intensity of Training
– Rules & Restrictions
– Number of Players
– Opposition / Neutrals
Comments:
The player will keep maximum contact with the ball in individual practices and less touches in collective practices.
Formations: 1-2-3-1