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RE: Spacing drills for youths

steven — Tue, 06 May 2008 11:41:44 GMT

for under 10, can train open up play and support team-mate with the ball when in possession of the ball. but it's hard to train spacing. that also depend on players skill level. attitude and willingness to learn.

can use run through ( dry run or shadow play ) from slow to fast, from simple to complex.

also can break playing field into defending zone and attacking zone. that can train players positoning and encourage movement.

also can use funtional training. example if the ball is out of play, ball is alway start from the goalkeeper passes the ball to either side of the defender.that can work to improve one or more player in positoning play.

there still have many training method..

RE: Spacing drills for youths

ajp6152020 — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:26:17 GMT

i also coach that same division girls and had the same problem what i did is made them line up in there position and walk to feild and tell me where they supose to go over and over no ball no offensive coming at them just made them yell it out and move in there area back and forth

RE: Spacing drills for youths

Cometone — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:07:13 GMT

Hello, Two games come to mind for me.

1. Make two teams even numbered and use a neutral player if necessary w/ a different color vest then the two teams. STRESS that this is the only time, beside goalkeepers, that they will be able to use their hands.

Make a grid 20 x 40 yards - make certain that the end lines, length ways, are clearly maked as this is the scoring area. The teams use their hands to pass the ball to a teammate and continue to the other endline. The receiver has to be over the endline for a point to be scored. This sounds simple until you allow them to play for a few minutes using their beehive effect. Stop them in the middle of the game and ask "What is wrong w/ this picture? One player will state they we are crowded together. Have them spread out first and continue the game. Continue to STOP the, have them spread out and then continue. PLay for about 7 minutes and then a break. Play for another 7 minutes. You should Stop the game less and less and you continue. You may have 1 or 2 players who are having a hard time with this concept. That's OK. Now try a possession game with the same concept.

Other rules. a. The player who catches ball is allowed only two steps. b. No standing in front of the person with the ball. c. No stealing from the person w? the ball. d. Throw-ins are used for balls out of bounds. e. Balls dropped goes to the other teams included ones dropped over the endline. Good Luck

RE: Spacing drills for youths

steven — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 05:16:07 GMT

condition into defending and attacking zone training.

RE: Spacing drills for youths

liverpool69 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:50:04 GMT

I coach under nine and it is often difficult at this age to teach the players about space .

What works really well when all else fails is to play players in a 5 a side format and concentrate just on two kids making sure they are always in space .Before long the players realize the advantages of being in space and automatically make sure they dont bunch .

Hope this helps

Regards

Grant

Spacing drills for youths

tstmyer — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 15:53:18 GMT

I am coaching a 10-under girls team. We played our first game Sunday and our spacing was horrible. This surprised me because just two days earlier we spent all practice working on spacing. Apparently my coaching style which worked so well with teenagers didn't work well with these 9 and 10 year olds. I was wondering if anyone had some drills or games that they found worked well with this young of an age group? Thanks.