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Fun Soccer Games for 5 to 8 Year Olds was created in line with guidelines adopted by the English Football Association and United States Youth Soccer.

Using Fun Soccer Games for 5 to 8 Year Olds you will:

Teach basic soccer skills
Promote teamwork
Encourage creativity
Ensure your kids have fun learning to play soccer

The author, Keith Boanas, is a Coach Educator for the English Football Association.

Click here to learn more, download a free sample game and to order your copy today for just £12 ($19).

taking short corners

The traditionally taken corner kick in youth soccer, particularly for very young players, rarely results in a goal. That's because it's very difficult for children to anticipate the flight of a ball coming directly at them through a crowd of players in such a way that they can make contact with it.

So instead of encouraging your corner taker to knock the ball in hard and fast, why not try something a little more subtle instead?

Short corners (where the ball is passed to a player standing a few yards away from the ball who either plays it back to the corner taker or crosses/shoots himself) are often very effective.

Or you could try passing the ball back to one of your midfielders who is standing by the half way line. This player will probably have a lot of room in front of him and can get within shooting range before he is challenged.

Remember Manchester United's famous short corner against Chelsea in the 2008/9 season? Wayne Rooney pretended to change his mind about taking a corner and signaled to Ryan Giggs to do it instead.

As he moved away from the corner flag, Rooney touched the ball, putting it into play. Chelsea's defence were expecting Ryan Giggs to take a conventional corner but he ran with the ball towards goal and crossed it for team-mate Cristiano Ronaldo to score with a header.

This tactic might be worth a try but it will only work once!

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