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I manage u7s and u8s at the same time,and have just been asked to tak an u 6 into my group as at u 6 level he is so advanced that it is looking like he is 2 or 3 years above himself. He is constantly scoring loads of goals in their mini matches and is finding it both to easy and boring. I agreed to have a look at him next week and see if he is not good enough, but strong enoughand mature enough to play with the u8s. Normally I wouldnt play any child up 2 age groups, but I dont have much choice as u7s and u8s train together. In my mind I dont want the player to get bored with football and leave the game, but I do worry about his maturity. I will let you guys know how he gets on.
simon
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| I think its difficult for anyone to give proper advice as only you know the child with his build and mentaility etc so its wrong for anyone to flatly say "he's too young". Every case like this has to be judged on individual merit and someone (usually the coach and parents) has to make a call and decide what they think is best. Lots of players who have made the grade proffesionally played a year or two above their age groups and it never did them any harm in the same way as youngsters we all played matches with/against the "big kids" so to speak and again i think it benefits more than hinders if the player is considered good enough. If he wasnt deemed good enough you wouldnt even be considering it so i would give him a go, if he enjoys it and blossoms then i cant see how anyone could advise against it.
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| well I dont know what happened but he never showed up to my training session, so I never got the chance to have a look at him, we are holding a 24hr football marathon to raise some money for the club and for charity this weekend, so I am hoping that I can take a look at him then.
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One of my favourite topics! And an easy answer right? Well if life was black and white.
Every players need to play at the top level for their ability. How do you judge that? The truth is, if a player is playing up they should be in the core/top (11) players. Not sitting on the pine 16th, 17th etc. Spoon feeding them playing time does them no good. If they're not "starters", they're better off playing at their own age group eating up maximum playing time on the ball, getting better, finding enjoyment, fulfillment and the just rewards.
Now this is a real problem at the clubs where the "tail wags the dog". The player is the team's (coach's) player and not the club's. Of course you're expecting the club has the appropriate and qualified personnel in place at Club Head Technical Coach.
The Clown Prince says, "FTM!"
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