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    Practice scrimmages

    In a typical 90 minute U-little practice, how much time should they be spending learning footwork, passing, positioning, etc. versus just scrimmaging. Club we were at last year had them spending the vast majority of their practice time scrimmaging.

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    Full field scrimmage? Virtually none.

    2v2, 4v4, etc.? Maybe the last 30 minutes, possibly more. Depends on what else they are working on, games they had recently, etc.

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      #3
      12 kids on the team, so constant 4x4 or 6x6 scrimmages.

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        #4
        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
        In a typical 90 minute U-little practice, how much time should they be spending learning footwork, passing, positioning, etc. versus just scrimmaging. Club we were at last year had them spending the vast majority of their practice time scrimmaging.
        What's U-little? U8? If 12 on the team U10, or U12 8v8? Either way the vast majority of time should be spent on ball control - last night's COPA results should be pretty good evidence....then any remaining time on small sided/tight spaced competitive activities. I don't know if I'd go to 4v4 depending on age.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
          In a typical 90 minute U-little practice, how much time should they be spending learning footwork, passing, positioning, etc. versus just scrimmaging. Club we were at last year had them spending the vast majority of their practice time scrimmaging.
          That usually means a coach is too lazy to implement a practice plan. Or not knowledgeable enough to come up with one.

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            #6
            If U-little, that means there's too many kids not touching the ball. Not good.

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              #7
              75% of training at U10 should be skill focused ball familiarity passing/receiving, shooting, 1v1 and 25% small sided play with concentration on individual play and not team play. U10 should not be doing anything but working on skill in games at this age. Run from a club that has them scrimmage 6v6, work on set pieces and anything else tactical in nature. This is the problem with this country, we are to focused on team and winning and not building core skills at pivotal ages.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                That usually means a coach is too lazy to implement a practice plan. Or not knowledgeable enough to come up with one.
                ^^^^^ this. Usually for a 90 minute practice it's a minimum of skill work, etc. then maybe a half hour scrimmage at the end. Anything longer than an hour the kids start to zone out so playing a game at the end keeps them engaged and they practice what they were just working on.

                Even worse is a coach who runs a 90 minute scrimmage and is on their phone most of the time.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by unregistered View Post
                  ^^^^^ this. Usually for a 90 minute practice it's a minimum of skill work, etc. Then maybe a half hour scrimmage at the end. Anything longer than an hour the kids start to zone out so playing a game at the end keeps them engaged and they practice what they were just working on.

                  Even worse is a coach who runs a 90 minute scrimmage and is on their phone most of the time.
                  dc at bolts! Or he is screaming at ba not to take over his session.

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                    #10
                    numbers

                    It is amusing to read the numbers that posters come up with as though it is written in stone somewhere and accepted as the gospel.

                    All you have to do is watch a group of 8-10 year olds play free-for all to know what happens in a scrimmage at this age. There is very little organization and out of 22 kids on the field about 3-4 seem to dominate while the rest are running around chasing. If the goal is to come up with 2-4 really good players out of 22 then this is the way to go since those 2-4 players, who will constantly hog the ball, will learn how to dribble, control, and shoot way more than anyone else.

                    If, however, the goal is to train the majority, and come up with more than 10 good players then skills and technical training followed by small sided games is the best way to spend 90 minutes (i.e. 2v2 or 3v3 and not more than 4v4; 5v5, or 6v6) on multiple small fields. The younger the kids are, the more time they should spend on technical skills. Even the technical skills should be in small groups. The goal of training is to get your kid to touch the ball as many times as possible while keeping him/her constantly moving. Varying up the skills and games will keep them interested and interactive.

                    What time slots your kid spends on technical skills vs small sided games is difficult to say. Drills and games do not need to be redundant to allow repetitive motion and mastering. This is what you are paying a coach to do and to coordinate.....constant engagement and permissive creativity.

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                      In a typical 90 minute U-little practice, how much time should they be spending learning footwork, passing, positioning, etc. versus just scrimmaging. Club we were at last year had them spending the vast majority of their practice time scrimmaging.
                      The years to come will be a self imposed Hell.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                        In a typical 90 minute U-little practice, how much time should they be spending learning footwork, passing, positioning, etc. versus just scrimmaging. Club we were at last year had them spending the vast majority of their practice time scrimmaging.
                        What the f is a ulittle. ?

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                          #13
                          On the one hand, it's usually the unqualified coaches who do nothing but scrimmages.

                          On the other, the unqualified coaches aren't qualified to teach skill.

                          I'd prefer the scrimmages.

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                            On the one hand, it's usually the unqualified coaches who do nothing but scrimmages.

                            On the other, the unqualified coaches aren't qualified to teach skill.

                            I'd prefer the scrimmages.
                            Define "unqualified", but please be more specific than "daddy coach".
                            Almost anyone who coaches at club has either played or has a rudimentary knowledge of the basics, including the ability to receive or properly pass a ball

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                              #15
                              Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
                              Define "unqualified", but please be more specific than "daddy coach".
                              Almost anyone who coaches at club has either played or has a rudimentary knowledge of the basics, including the ability to receive or properly pass a ball
                              Plenty of daddy coaches have a rudimentary knowledge as well that is sufficient for the ulittle ages. It's still pretty fundamental learning then. What is about is the effort and wanting to actually teach something. A coach may love the game, may have been a great player back in the day, but he/she may not love working with kids or even know how to work with kids.

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