Resources, curriculum, and support for our volunteer coaches.
Welcome, coach
Whether it's your first coaching experience or you've been coaching soccer for years, you've made a great decision and signed up to coach this year. At JFC we offer our coaches help and resources to be successful:
Player development philosophy
Coaching curriculum
There is no doubt that the most important people in our soccer club are the volunteers who commit their time and energy to developing the players of the future. Our goal is to keep Jackson Futbol Club at the vanguard of player development and these manuals and activities we hope will help you provide the foundation for all of our players to develop. Thank you for your time and commitment to the children who play for JFC.
50+ FUN age-appropriate activities. Coaches pick 6–8 per session. Avoid the 3 L's — Lines, Laps, Lectures.
U6/U8 player characteristics, small-sided games with large rosters, individual skill builds.
U10 player characteristics, connecting with youth athletes.
Inserting tactics into training, decision-making activities.
Fundamentals of dribbling, passing, receiving, shooting, tackling, heading + basic goalkeeping. Designed for first-time coaches.
Explains U.S. Soccer's Build Out Line mandate.
Part 2 of the Build Out Line training.
No prior coaching experience required. JFC's rec coaches are mostly parent volunteers — we'll get you up to speed.
