all-star u13 pratice advice

[jaycee]

our club is small,so our picking list for kids is small,this is my first year for doing all-star,we have being working on drills for defense,(pressure,cover and balance),and the kids do it well as can be expected,but when we do a scrimage they look terrible,because were indoors our club head coach says scrimmages arent a good idea indoors and skills and conditioning should be the whole practice,the kids want to scrimmage,what are your opinions on what an indoor pratice should be for this level,there a mixed team :confused:

[NHRef]

Scrimmage is VERY important on any team. Kids can do the drills forever, its a controlled environment, but in a game situation, they have to first recognize the situation is the same as the drill they just did, then react to it.

With an all-star team scrimmage is also important, the kids need to learn how to play with each other, team cohesiveness is only achieved through game situations.