Oh wow. It's not like it was when I was last here in 2014 :laugh: I guess I'll try kickstarting a ton as I return this fall as a u10 coach.
there's an experiential aspect to this. it's one thing to be "told" not to stab at the ball. it's one thing to "know" why you shouldn't stab at...
as rca said, you want everyone to be fast. but maybe i'm missing something... what's the problem again?
yes. so, how to give yourselves the chance to recover? (my thought is to pass the ball around. this buys time for recovery. and at the same time,...
i assume you guys aren't pursuing the kind of player development suitable for the little ones (dribble, dribble, dribble)--or that you want to...
a few things: when i read "speedy dribblers", i tend to think wingers/outside mids. if they can play wingers/outside mids, then maybe wingbacks....
i agree with this as well... what's funny is that, when you think about it, with three backs but one middie confronting on the wings or dropping...
well, it's possible to allow him a run down the flank, unopposed, for some time. but it depends... and no matter what, it doesn't mean the back...
i fully agree. i wasn't actually suggesting the back line should confront on the wings. as the opposition gets better (teams that can switch the...
it's one of the reasons i don't like the WM. it makes it look like the outside backs should drift wide. i'm not saying they shouldn't drift...
the problem is really this: the goal is to have kids "develop" their dribbling under game pressure. but the constraints are that, in a game,...
for a while, my men's team suffered from too much indoor (at least, that was my theory). it's a different game. the spacing is different, which...
interesting... my experience too (almost exactly)--pointyball, basketball, tennis. and the very same principles reinforced.
let me call it something different then. not "rational intelligence", instead "academic intelligence".
yes. the idea is that, if you look at all of the top performers in any activity, you'll find that they have spent a lot of time practicing and...
i guess i don't see the difference between inside instep and inside. (is there an outside instep? i think there isn't. unless you mean the...
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just my initial impressions: too pedantic, i think. you know, like the joke: those who can, do. those who can't, teach. the kind of analysis...
well, my vote is with nick and rca: outside middies should track back. and i would say they should track back just about every time--not 50% of...
encyclopedia brittanica takes pick-up soccer seriously enough to write a wiki about the kinds of soccer players you meet playing pick-up. (just...
agreeing with ranova. what your coach hates is fancy stuff that does no good. the main idea is to score goals. it doesn't matter what move you...
it's really not that bad a position once you get used to it. i was basically in the same position as you. even though i have long played as a...
it's a common problem. sometimes, you can't help where the middies are, but i would want to know where your other cb and outside backs are. you...
i don't have any video links, but here are a couple examples of what i try to do (defensively/tactically) when i'm playing outside mid....
well... that's a tricky question... in theory, you can make (and you should be making) purposeful runs all game long. but if you have to "rest",...