The Perfect goal for 3v3 practice sessions?

siggy1716 — Thu, 13 May 2010 00:58:12 GMT

“The heart of the problem is that adults run children’s football and they bring with them adult ideas, rules, values, tactics and pressure. Many children today only experience football at an official club training session where enthusiastic, well-meaning coaches deliver complicated drills, instructions and team talks.

These look and sound great, and impress parents, yet they leave kids confused, frustrated, bored and asking:”When can we play a game?”

So when they come to me I let them play – and they do incredible things, not because they have been coached and told how, but because they have never been told they can’t!
Leave your ego behind, chill out, back off and let the children play!”

Tom Statham, Manchester United Football Academy

Why is Manchester United Football School using our small-sided, foldable football goals in their Academy?

To be perfectly honest, we are not really sure about this ourselves, but we believe it has something to do with the fact that the school has introduced small-sided training (3v3 and 4v4) as the most important means to develop young players. The club has recently commissioned a scientific research – in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University – to uncover/document the advantages and disadvantages with small-sided games in relation to traditional game form of 8v8. The results from the research is quite impressive. Compared with 8v8 game-play the small-sided football gives the following effects on number of ball touches, involvements and choices:

* No. of passes + 135%
* No. of attempts on goal + 260%
* No. of scored goals + 500%
* No. of ”1on1” situations + 225%
* No. of dribbles + 280%

At Manchester United Football School they have in other words realised the need for thinking new and in a higher degree organise football activities that are:

* Simple
* Fun
* Involving
* Developing
* Intensive

And take a look at the mini goal they use[url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHNyKNoU3GU] here[/url] It is called Funtoplay :) Nice name..

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The Perfect goal for 3v3 practice sessions?