When starting off with a team great tactical speeches, or critical notes on behalf of your players is the worst way to start. Soccer is a game and is meant to be played with great joy. Joy is the keyword for starting off the right way.
Now you're probably wondering how to do just that, right? Well, first of all, tell your players that you, as a coach, think their joy is the most important thing. Players, and especially children, like a coach who is clear and honest. If you don't mean what you say, they'll soon find out and use it against you.
When you've done this, it's time to state the rules. The coach (that's you!) makes the rules, not the children, not other coaches and certainly not parents! You have to keep the rules simple. I always tell them two things. 1. If I speak, they keep their mouth shut and do as I say and 2. They can make fun in between exercises, not during (!) exercises. This way you can always add rules later. Some teams don't need much rules and others need many. Many times I have seen coaches who do not make this clear and end up with kids doing anything but what the coach says. A strict coach makes players happy, in spite of what you might think.
Next is the first training.
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