It can be a pretty overwhelming environment for a new kid who has just started a football team.
Also from a coaches point of view, you have to decide where to start teaching them from.
Some childrens experience might be limited to just kicking the ball from his siblings or maybe a neighbourhood friend down the street.
So that means you will probably have to start them from grass roots and work your way up gently.
The most basic skills will have to be introduced such as being able to kick the ball in the direction that is needed.
This could take a few weeks in itself as some kids may not have even kicked a football in their lives.
They may have also been signed up by an eager parent to get you to teach them everything.
Kids will feel a sense of enjoyment when they start to learn something new and see an improvement in their skills.
Once the initial skills have been learned to generally kick the ball in the correct direction.
The next step is to introduce other fundamental skills, such as passing and receiving the ball.
Keep an eye on the progress of the individuals and try not to push them to things that they cannot handle yet.
Once some of the basic skills of passing have been mastered or at least there is some improvement, the next step is to move onto keeping the ball under control,ball movement and maintaining possession of the ball.
Some youths may come to training that already have a basic idea of passing and ball control, so moving on to the next stage is important.
Being able to work the ball down the pitch as a unit is very vital at this part of the development because this is the basics of starting to get them to work together as a team.
Try and keep the exercises fun and easy so the kids enjoy it and want to come back for more.
As you advance on the training keep up with the basics to make sure they don't loose the basic pattern.