Youth football coach
Hildur Jónsdóttir
I’m Hildur. I coach young football players and I share what works: free drills on video, printable session plans and two video courses for new coaches.
- Saturday matches
- Under 8s to under 11s
- Four steps
Seen most Saturdays · 31 min of free video
Everyone chases the ball
The whole team runs after the ball and nobody is left to pass to. It is the most common thing I see in a first season, and it can be fixed in four steps.
- See what is happeningWhy the whole team goes after the ball, and why it is normal at this age.Free · 9 min
- Keep the ball movingA grid game that rewards a pass more than a run.Free · 10 min
- Give everyone a placeA pitch cut into zones, with one player in each.Free · 12 min
- Run the full fixFour sessions that teach a team to spread out, with diagrams and timings.$14
Touchline Notes
A short letter every other Monday from the touchline: one session, one tip and one thing to try.
Downloads, a course and merch
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About me
I started coaching when my own team needed a volunteer, and I have been at the touchline for more than twenty years. I have run sessions on grass, on turf under floodlights and in a cold sports hall in January, and I have learned that a good session is a simple one: a few cones, a few balls, one idea and plenty of touches for everyone. I keep my whistle on a red cord and a clipboard in my bag, and I use them less than you would think.
What I share is what I use myself. The free videos are the drills I run most weeks. The printable plans, cards and checklists are the sheets I carry to a session, cleaned up so you can print them. The two video courses follow a whole season for a new coach. I do not sell coaching or run camps here, and nothing on this page is about any one player. It is about the sessions.