 Posted 23/05/2008 21:52:06
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| I run a fairly successful under 10's team and at 7 a side we are a match for anybody on our day. Next season we go to 11 a side and in the practice matches that we have played so far in prep for next season,we have been horribly exposed at the back due to the lack of pace with our defence. I am tempted to make the boys play a little deeper to not allow so much space behind but then the midfield struggle getting up and down the bigger pitch. Any idea how I deal with this as I want to start the new campaign being hard to beat and this issue is not helping at the moment!
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Posted 24/05/2008 07:42:27
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| defending area is always easier to learn compared to attacking. defender need to process defending technique like challenging, header, passing, intercepting of ball, tackling. etc.. they need to train individual defending skill against the attacker,( facing the front and the back of the attacker ) , defending in two with teammate, as a group ( defending block ) and as a team. they need to know how to challenge, cover and how to balance in defences. and of course they need to learn defending from crosses. defending set-pieces as well. but in u10s, it's no good to play 11 a side. and it's impossible to the above.
Phuabh
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Posted 22/06/2008 01:26:36
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Yes the problem with the breakaway striker. With my u12 11 aside team we don't have any really quick boys so I usually play the standard 4-4-2. I encourage the outside backs to hang back a bit and to keep a close eye on the play on the opposite side and middle of the pitch and when a break occurs on the far side (or middle) they cover by running behind the inside backs and 'jockeying' the breakaway until the other (inside) defenders have a chance to recover. Because they are defending the striker from the side where he can see them coming this seems to put more pressure on the attacking striker. It is better if you can put your 'quicker' players on the outside.......but then again its also nice to have your 'quicker' players up front?
Just remember.....its for the kids.
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Posted 24/07/2008 17:59:12
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| Hey there, What i did with my very first season was to give my little guys "jobs". I gave them a few things to work on so that they did not get overwhelmed by the large field. I had to pick positions for them based on my previous experience with them. I knew which ones were aggressive, which ones were still a little scared, which ones were talanted. So basically I made up a diamond in front of the net with stopper and sweeper (stopper in front of sweeper) and having a left and right back along the lines. This made it easier for me to stretch out the field a bit without getting them tired out. It also gave me the option to play the stopper up and help cut off any fast attackers before they got in our third. They were also good at feeding/clearing the ball up the field so that the mids only had a little running to get to the ball. I would recommend putting one of your fastest guys in this spot because they also need to make it back if the other team just clears it into your end. it took my guys about four games before they got it figured out but then they were very successful with it.
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