Well, I'm certainly no expert, but I've coached two seasons of 4-6 year old soccer.
During game play, positioning kids to be involved in the run of play is the most important thing. My biggest issue is a couple of girls that like to hang out in the defensive side of the field. While that can't be totally avoided, you can make sure that they're chosen for corner/goal kicks, throw-ins, etc., which gets them touches. Keeping the kids on the bench focused is a whole other kettle of fish...
Concerning practices, I've been told by coaches with much more experience than I that the most important ingredient to keeping focus and building interest is the amount of touches a player gets. My practices are almost exclusively drills that involve everyone with a ball, or a group of kids passing to each other. If we scrimmage at all, it's the final 10 minutes. I tried drills where they form two lines with one ball and pass to one another before putting a shot on goal, etc. In that instance, you get the focus of two kids at a time while the others are doing what 4-6 year old kids do. I'm sure there are others who have been doing it longer than I have, and have many more tricks.
All I can tell you is good luck, and godspeed...
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