Arkansas United Soccer Club

Skills and Drills

Spring 2016 Recreational Skills Training Schedule
Our U5 players will not have a skills training session before the games on Saturdays. The U5 teams will still have the time to practice or warm up with their teams before the game, but it will be lead by the team coach.

The U5 and U6 skills training session will consist of 30 minutes of skills training with our professional coaching staff. The remaining 30 minutes can be used as a team training time with your coach or time to scrimmage with your team or another team. This will allow teams to get their skills and team training session in one day if they choose to do so.

For U9-U18 players we will offer Goalkeeper training every week during the season. We hope all of our recreational goalkeepers will take advantage of this position specific training.

Monday Skills at Murray Park in Midtown:
5:00-5:30 pm - U5-U6 players
6:00-6:45 pm - U7-U8 players
7:00-8:00 pm - U9-U12 players

Monday Skills at Centennial in Conway:
5:30-6:15 pm - U5-U8 players
6:30-7:30 pm - U12-U14 players

Tuesday Skills at The Ranch in West Little Rock:
5:00-5:30 pm - U5-U6 players
6:00-6:45 pm - U7-U8 players

Wednesday Skills at Murray in Midtown:
5:00-5:30 pm - U5-U6 players
6:00-6:45 pm - U7-U8 players
7:00-8:00 pm - U13-U14 players

Thursday Skills at Natural Steps in West Little Rock:
5:00-6:00 pm - U9-U12 players
6:00-7:00 pm - U13-U14 players

Goalkeeper Training Mondays at Murray Park:
5:00-6:00 pm - U9-U10 Goalkeepers
6:00-7:00 pm - U11-U12 Goalkeepers
7:00-8:00 pm - U13-U14 Goalkeepers

Skills Video of the Week

Enhance your skills and control of the ball by practicing what you have learned at skills training each week. The links for the videos below demonstrate fundamental and essential techniques that each player should attempt to master.

Posted November 5, 2015 - Importance of Skills this sums up the importance of the skills we teach
Posted October 6, 2015 - Ronaldhino 1v1 Move  demonstrated by Brazilian National Team player Cacau
Posted September 29, 2015 - Advanced Skill Trio - Try Them  by freekickerz
Posted September 24, 2015 - Basic Footskills to Master
Posted May 8, 2015 - U6-U8 Cone Dribbling by US Youth Soccer
Posted April 28, 2015 - The Slap Cut by Freekicks
Posted April 22, 2015 - Closed Space Dribbling by US Women's National Team Member Tobin Heath
Posted April 13, 2015 - Receiving Out of the Air by LA Galaxy's Kick Academy
Posted March 30, 2015 - First Touch Away From Pressure by US Youth Soccer
Posted March 20, 2015 -  Dribbling for Control by US Youth Soccer

Game of the Week



Coaching Education

Training Games for U6 Teams - U6 Dribbling GamesU6 Coordination and Movement Games
Training Games for U8 Teams - U8 Dribbling Games, U8 Passing SessionU8 Pairs Activities
Training Games for U10 Teams - U10 Receiving Lofted Balls SessionU10 Coordination and Speed Games
Training Games for U12 Teams - U12 Dribbling SessionU12 Heading Games