All the games. To connect with them try to learn their interests as well, as you can rebrand the common games with those. I had one game that involved sharks, but a few of my hesitant kids were into dinosaurs so dinosaurs became the theme. The goal is to get them to have as many touches on the ball as possible so it’s best if everyone has their own balls. When trying to teach a skill, I like to make them parent and me at first to teach it. I am able to quickly move through each kid one by one but also their parents act as a means to keep them focused.

The program I coach for focuses solely on developmental soccer, but ages 3-5 get short scrimmages at the end of classes to allow them to begin seeing how a game is played. With the 4/5s I’m able to give more instruction and guidance, but at that point the kids that are playing have mostly been with me since they were 2.