Hmm? D has been playing @town level couple years & we decided to try Club, thinking the coaching most likely would be better. Club coaching has been better so far, as town coach commitment is low & we understand & accept this is volunteer. However @Club practice we have noticed there is no game play practice. Or VERY little. D is U11 & we understand the individual development aspect but our thoughts are that the goal should be to create better team play ultimately? Just wondering if all Clubs @U11 tend to just use drills & teach very little game tactics with the less experienced girls?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHmm? D has been playing @town level couple years & we decided to try Club, thinking the coaching most likely would be better. Club coaching has been better so far, as town coach commitment is low & we understand & accept this is volunteer. However @Club practice we have noticed there is no game play practice. Or VERY little. D is U11 & we understand the individual development aspect but our thoughts are that the goal should be to create better team play ultimately? Just wondering if all Clubs @U11 tend to just use drills & teach very little game tactics with the less experienced girls?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHmm? D has been playing @town level couple years & we decided to try Club, thinking the coaching most likely would be better. Club coaching has been better so far, as town coach commitment is low & we understand & accept this is volunteer. However @Club practice we have noticed there is no game play practice. Or VERY little. D is U11 & we understand the individual development aspect but our thoughts are that the goal should be to create better team play ultimately? Just wondering if all Clubs @U11 tend to just use drills & teach very little game tactics with the less experienced girls?
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What's the end game in mind? National Team or just high school soccer? Big difference in what it takes to be successful at each. Some of you parents should actually think about what you really want before you want to take the deep plunge chasing high level soccer. It's a sucker's bet if you don't know what you are doing and you child doesn't the requisite athleticism, technical skill and desire.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhat's the end game in mind? National Team or just high school soccer? Big difference in what it takes to be successful at each. Some of you parents should actually think about what you really want before you want to take the deep plunge chasing high level soccer. It's a sucker's bet if you don't know what you are doing and you child doesn't the requisite athleticism, technical skill and desire.
I agree that the player has to have the drive, but nothing wrong with seeing how they like it. If it's not this family's cup of tea they can always stop.
In fact this is what I can't stand about our resident crank. Someone new to club soccer asks a reasonable question, and instead of answering, he trots out is standard mantra of "you should know that your kid is destined for the national team at age 10/But your kid sucks/so you should quit club soccer". Get a life, man! And consider actually answering the OP's question.
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Thanks guys, great feedback. We are not looking too far into future! 10yrs old after all! Lol Was just curious as to common club approach to teaching at this age. My wife & I thought it odd that organized team play during games seems to be lacking @practice but the individual skills attention is certainly there. We realize Ws are not that important now but I guess we are a bit impatient with the girls learning the game as a team. OP
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostThanks guys, great feedback. We are not looking too far into future! 10yrs old after all! Lol Was just curious as to common club approach to teaching at this age. My wife & I thought it odd that organized team play during games seems to be lacking @practice but the individual skills attention is certainly there. We realize Ws are not that important now but I guess we are a bit impatient with the girls learning the game as a team. OP
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMy God, at 10 you don't have to know your kid is National Team material to give club soccer a try. Get a grip!
I agree that the player has to have the drive, but nothing wrong with seeing how they like it. If it's not this family's cup of tea they can always stop.
In fact this is what I can't stand about our resident crank. Someone new to club soccer asks a reasonable question, and instead of answering, he trots out is standard mantra of "you should know that your kid is destined for the national team at age 10/But your kid sucks/so you should quit club soccer". Get a life, man! And consider actually answering the OP's question.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhat your club team costing you? 2-3 with travel and ancillary costs on top of that? Could easily drop $50-75k on your 9 yo before all is said and done. Thinking it through beforehand is not such strange advice.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostOP asked about coaching methods, not life advice. Go back to your "IF your kid sin't NT material go back to rec soccer" corner.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postit's ok brotha! We are keen to the background conspiracy thoughts out there. We, as a family, are having an absolute blast @club, & really don't care about the $. My daughter is having so much fun '& building loads of confidence. We'll just be sad if/when team breaks up next year! :( And our experience is we are getting the better coaching than our town is able to offer. Others may have more options but for us this is working
But there are some here that are happy to tell you you're wasting your money. It's yours to spend.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHmm? D has been playing @town level couple years & we decided to try Club, thinking the coaching most likely would be better. Club coaching has been better so far, as town coach commitment is low & we understand & accept this is volunteer. However @Club practice we have noticed there is no game play practice. Or VERY little. D is U11 & we understand the individual development aspect but our thoughts are that the goal should be to create better team play ultimately? Just wondering if all Clubs @U11 tend to just use drills & teach very little game tactics with the less experienced girls?
If your daughter is playing lots of little 3v3 and 4v4 games and learning to use space and angles and master the ball in traffic, you’re way ahead of the game.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHmm? D has been playing @town level couple years & we decided to try Club, thinking the coaching most likely would be better. Club coaching has been better so far, as town coach commitment is low & we understand & accept this is volunteer. However @Club practice we have noticed there is no game play practice. Or VERY little. D is U11 & we understand the individual development aspect but our thoughts are that the goal should be to create better team play ultimately? Just wondering if all Clubs @U11 tend to just use drills & teach very little game tactics with the less experienced girls?
By the spring, suddenly they started playing from the back out of nowhere and it usually looked good and got better. And the kids making good decisions. Play from the back on the right side, encounter traffic, play it back and around and go up the left side. I remember one game in particular where they did exactly this and it took like 7 passes from their own goalie save to putting the ball in the back of the net through accurate short passes and a cross to an open guy in front (and not one long ball). It was like whoa - where did that come from. The individual skill improvement led to it being practical to look for the open man and pass the ball and play as a team. I laugh at the coaches my kids have been encumbered with that preach pass pass pass when the kids don't even have the skill to pass correctly, receive a pass correctly or carry the ball once they get a pass.
So chill at the games and ignore Ws and Ls, be patient, and hopefully what the coach is covering will lead to a similar result.
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OP here...Nice, again great feedback. My girl's club team had their 1st game together this Sept & it seemed ugly, just as was experienced by previous post. And only 4 or 5 games into season there is very noticable improvement, with 2-3 practices a week as well. I think most of D's team parents, including us, do not question coaches about approach with respect to practice, but I'm betting many parents, again including us, are just wondering why the lack of game lessons. These posts here are very helpful & we'll mention this info to rest of parents. It may ease some anxiety! Lol
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