Hi, so I would start with the positives you mention amazing midfielders which is great and also it sounds as tho the players are finding themselves in goal scoring opportunities which is quite often the hardest part. And you are completely right it's not about winning at this age but watching the oppositions players celebrate and the parents excitement on the sidelines will play a part in how young players see the importance of scoring. At present i coach an U8 girls team having previously gone through the age groups with the boys so hopefully you find some of the following useful. Firstly not replacing the fact we are trying to score because thats what we want to achieve here I would look at ways to change what success looks like to U8's.Try to set achievable individual/team challenges that get the team, parents and coach excited, something you can all celebrate just as much as goal. By doing this we are taking away as much pressure as possible from that score line and any worries about what happens in front of that goal just for a while so we can get back to enjoying football. Now for scoring goals and you've probably heard this before so apologies, repetition in training! Design a practice that encourages lots of opportunities for shots on goal, including lots of scenarios where your players will be 1v1 with a goalkeeper. No touch or time limits just simple shots at goal, also play fun games with a twist! A game I like to do is two teams players one at a time dribble through 3 gates and take a shot at goal if they score we have a connect 4 game with cones going on as a way of keeping score where they place their colour cone on top of a 4x4 set of white cones, first team to get 4 in a line wins. Main advice take that pressure off the players and build confidence, good luck let us know how you get on. 

Hi, so I would start with the positives you mention amazing midfielders which is great and also it sounds as tho the players are finding themselves in goal scoring opportunities which is quite often the hardest part. And you are completely right it's not about winning at this age but watching the oppositions players celebrate and the parents excitement on the sidelines will play a part in how young players see the importance of scoring. At present i coach an U8 girls team having previously gone through the age groups with the boys so hopefully you find some of the following useful. Firstly not replacing the fact we are trying to score because thats what we want to achieve here I would look at ways to change what success looks like to U8's.Try to set achievable individual/team challenges that get the team, parents and coach excited, something you can all celebrate just as much as goal. By doing this we are taking away as much pressure as possible from that score line and any worries about what happens in front of that goal just for a while so we can get back to enjoying football. Now for scoring goals and you've probably heard this before so apologies, repetition in training! Design a practice that encourages lots of opportunities for shots on goal, including lots of scenarios where your players will be 1v1 with a goalkeeper. No touch or time limits just simple shots at goal, also play fun games with a twist! A game I like to do is two teams players one at a time dribble through 3 gates and take a shot at goal if they score we have a connect 4 game with cones going on as a way of keeping score where they place their colour cone on top of a 4x4 set of white cones, first team to get 4 in a line wins. Main advice take that pressure off the players and build confidence, good luck let us know how you get on.