Age Groups
The Player Pathway — physical, mental, and technical goals by stage.
Coach Smarter at Every Stage of Development.
From the first kick at U6 to the tactical complexity of U16, each age group demands a different coaching approach. Browse our age group guides to find the right training priorities, session structures, and player development benchmarks for the group you coach — built around Canada Soccer's Long-Term Player Development framework and BC Soccer's provincial standards.
Coach's Corner
"The milestone checklist changed how I talk to parents on the sideline. Instead of 'why can't they do X' it's 'here's what we're building toward'."
— George M. Technical Director
U10–U11
Skill Acquisition · Format: 7v7, small goals, optional goalkeeper
🏃 Physical
- Improved speed and agility
- Greater endurance for longer play
- Basic flexibility and body control
🧠 Mental
- Beginning positional awareness
- Developing decision-making under pressure
- Learning to cope with winning and losing
⚽ Technical
- Comfortable dribbling with both feet
- Short passing with accuracy
- Basic receiving and shielding
- Simple 1v1 defending
✅ Milestone Checklist
By end of U10: comfortably dribbles with both feet
By end of U10: can receive a pass on the move
By end of U11: executes a correct 1v1 defensive stance
By end of U11: understands when to pass vs. dribble
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