 Posted 15/06/2007 01:28:55
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| George Black, Do you like me get frustrated trying to coach the game the right way, do you keep getting hindered when we reach the winter months? up here in the outback of Scotland i pull my few hairs i have left out every season no jokes i'm very sesitive. sport and friendship:
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Posted 15/06/2007 09:28:52
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| I take it you mean you want summer football? I am a big Rugby League fan and our professional game changed to summer a few years ago although the amateur game is still through the winter. About one third of our football matches at under 7's were postponed last year due to weather and I would really like to change the season to run from say March to September. I've only been involved for one year that that could be a one off but I would imagine that kids would be put off from football having to play in cold wet and horrible weather throughout the winter or by having successive matches called off due to the weather. Wasn't there talk not so long ago about changing junior football to summer?
Woolston Rovers Warrington
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Posted 15/06/2007 15:45:18
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| I'm always amazed by the fact that the kids have to play throughout the winter months, whilst the local adult football is played through the summer. Having kids standing on the sidelines trying to keep warm is no joke and takes away from my concentration on the match. I know the summer has it's problems with family holidays and the worry of dehydrating but those can be got around with planning and large amounts of water. How ever having young lads crying because they are so cold their legs are numb is not fun at all. I can always tell how cold the team are feeling by the number of tackles that are made!
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Posted 15/06/2007 15:52:43
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My under 11s were three games away from winning their league this season, playing neat passing attacking football. The rains came and due to a backlog of games had to play on what can only be described as bogs and got beaten on each occasion by long ball teams who were not bothered by the wet muddy ground.
I tried to get them to play long ball for these games but the short passing in triangles, one touch stuff I had crammed their heads with all season stayed in their just like the ball stuck in the mud.
Dave Clarke Soccer Coach Weekly Editor
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Posted 16/06/2007 19:47:44
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| I get really frustrated every single seson when we come to the end of November because you now you have to revert to long ball tactics in matches not only that, it's the amount of games that get called off, the kids practice 2 times a week and r disappointed when you call the match off, and i find keeping them focused on football difficult because you can practice till your blue in the face nothing beats the thrill of playing.
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Posted 20/06/2007 11:56:04
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One of the other problems I have is during the winter months we have a fantastic astro-turf floodlit pitch to practice on - great for fast passing games which obviously is the way to teach soccer but once the pitches get waterlogged my players are passing far too short.
Dave Clarke Soccer Coach Weekly Editor
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