If he is hyper, play high-intensity games w/ scoring. That saps their energy plus they focus and are engaged when they are playing games.

Every moment in soccer involves tactics. Not sure what you are trying to explain. Your comments don't make much sense. Your broad/general points need to be specific. What age and stage of development are you referring to?

Yes. It's useless.

I would suggest you do some research do learn more. The people who are talking about it you should reach out to them.

Yes guided discovery

Kids’ learning is minimal at best, if you conduct DRILLS. Players learn thru games, activities. Play 3v3/4v4 to end zones. Team scores when a player can receive the ball in the opposing zone.

Fully agree with you brother. Everything impactful I learned about the game was either self taught or observed from watching professional soccer or read from delving into learning about professional coaching and tactics. I played for a top club in my area too, so that's pretty sad. I learned almost nothing from my actual coaches even though they were lovely people. I actually began to dislike my club team at around 17 because I realised how tactically inept my coach was, I genuinely felt like I understood what our team needed more than he did but of course I never said anything because I wouldn't disrespect someone like that. I don't even say that out of arrogance or anything like that, that's just how low actual understanding of the modern game is here. They basically coach brexit ball here even if you have 11 technically sound players. There was actually a bit of a joke at my school, we called long balls "varsity balls", if you could hit them you were guaranteed a spot on varsity because we played 532 even though we were good enough to be a possession team as we had multiple all state players. Park the bus and hit long balls. It's stupid even if it works. That isn't how you coach kids to play.

You have to create game/activities that are reality based (captures the demands of a game). For ex. let's assume kids are U12 or younger. Organization 24 - 30 yds by width of penalty box. That meas the field is not long. Play 3v3/4v4 w/ a GK in each goal. That's a shooting session. You can have conditions that fosters more shooting. Warm up - keep away 3v3/4v4; rondos 4v2/5v2; handball. They play for 2 mins, stretch for 30 - 45 secs then play again. This is interval training which is the rhythm of a game.

U-6 has its own rules. Basically you can't teach much because their attention span is small. Don't try any complicated drills. Just give kids a ball and get them to touch it a lot. Help them build confidence and make it about being fun.

I'm assuming your having them stand and wait their turn to shoot. For kids it is not game-like and therefore boring. You have to make it a game w/ conditions to help bring out your objective.

thanks for the reply. yes i do make them stand around waiting for turns, but i want to go your line. any suggestions on games please instead of waiting? thanks@@KlassicSoccer

Small sided games (SSG) are the ideal model to develop skills. ORGANIZATION is key to players learning. For ex. if you have only 1 goal, you can play 2v2...4v4 where both teams score on the same goal (like half court basketball). Game is played in penalty area. Have balls at the top of the penalty area for the team that scored gets a new one. If defending team steals the ball, they have to make at least 1 pass before attempting to score. Game can be played w/ support players on side. How you ORGANIZE is dependent on age and stage of players development. If no goals, create SSG w/ goals (cones, bags etc) and have a restraining line (8 - 10 yds from goal) for extra points if goals are score from behind.

cheers and thank you @@KlassicSoccer

Objective of this session focuses on grassroots players at the youth level, not the elite player. Pre adolescent.

@@KlassicSoccer ahmmm... ok

Long time, but a good option is maybe to stand in a horizontal line and the coach could call who comes forward to have them be on their toes. Then whenever the kid goes for the finish, he is the one that has to do the pass for the next kid and so on

US Soccer grassroots courses.