Greater Binghamton Soccer Association
Micro Soccer Program
• In the Dome on Saturdays 9:00am to 10:00am
• Player Age Range (Boys and Girls)
o First Year Mature 5 year olds
o First and second year 6 and 7 year olds
• Instruction and some coaching is introduced at this level
o Ball Skills
o Shooting
o Team play
• Session Format
o Free Play: 10 minutes
o Warm-up: 15 minutes
o Fun games which teach skills: 15 minutes
o Small Sided Games (4v4 max) with no GK: 45 minutes
o Wrap Up Team Cheer: 5 minutes
• Parents serve as:
o Helpers during first 40 minutes
o Facilitators during the small sided games
• Goal is for kids to begin following instructions from a coach, but much
is learned through self-discovery and Skill Oriented Fun Games
• Small Sided Games are structured to allow all players to get many touches
on the soccer ball while encouraging the players to shoot and score as often
as possible
• Coaching at the team level is discouraged as it is natural for all the
players to want the soccer ball – whether taking it from their own teammate
or the other team
• Next step is to the U08 Coed Team Program