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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostHow much time does your coach/trainer spend between running drills and giving verbal lessons? My son is now in U14 and it seems like 60% of the time in training is downtime (either the coach is speaking to them or they have water breaks). For example, in 1.5 hours training, only about 30 minutes of actual physical training is being done. The coach would spend about 10 minutes setting up and explaining the drill and then the boys would run it for about 2-3 minutes. He would then stop the drill and spend about 5 minutes explaining what he expects to see and run it for another 5 minutes. Then he stops the drill, gives them a water break, and sets up for the next drill (which takes another 10 minutes). I feel this is just too much downtime.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNo I think it's a fair question. The better coaches/trainers will come to practice with a detailed plan and transition quickly from one drill to the next. Some of the drills they already know so there shouldn't be down time on every single drill and there should be a progression in difficulty that gets you to the final drill. The sense of urgency in training will translate to the game. It depends on how serious you are about soccer.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostNo, it's just a travel club team. Is the ODP program bad?
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostCorrect too much down time and over explaining not a good thing....but honestly I’ve seen that at all levels not just travel town teams...there are plenty of academy level coaches that do the same exact thing.
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It sounds like way too much down time. Verbal instruction has its place but training should consist of more physical training with lots of touches on the ball. Soccer practice should also include conditioning (which may be accomplished simultaneously during intense drills and games). The coach should be open to answer any questions or concerns you may have regarding your son's training. If your son feels like he needs more physical activity than what he is getting on the practice field you may want to look for another coach. You will notice there is a huge difference between the different intensity levels between various coaches.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIt sounds like way too much down time. Verbal instruction has its place but training should consist of more physical training with lots of touches on the ball. Soccer practice should also include conditioning (which may be accomplished simultaneously during intense drills and games). The coach should be open to answer any questions or concerns you may have regarding your son's training. If your son feels like he needs more physical activity than what he is getting on the practice field you may want to look for another coach. You will notice there is a huge difference between the different intensity levels between various coaches.
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https://bsbproduction.s3.amazonaws.c...ch_toolkit.pdf
Seems like a poorly planned session and probably an under-managed/developed/supervised coach. As a player do you show up to practice to be spoken to or to play? Design a session with a topic and work that topic. The players will remember a topic and specific direction given to them or that resonates with them in the context of playing, but they won’t remember 30-60 minutes of lecturing. Then do the math over the course of the season; lectures forgotten, time wasted and conceptual scaffolding opportunities lost.
From the link:
Communication is...
• Ongoing
• Intheflow(sidelinecoaching)
• Plannedstoppage(break)
• Naturalstoppage(balloutofbounds)
• Inthesituation(freeze)
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Is constant small side scrimmaging a good thing? For each 1.5 hour practice, the coach may run one drill for about 15-20 minutes. He then runs a small side scrimmage for the rest of the time. This is 3x a week. On some days, he just runs a small side scrimmage from start to finish. I think this is way too much and is lazy coaching/training. There are times where he has the kids scrimmage and he's off for about 15 minutes on his phone, talking to other coaches, or packing up his equipment. He claims it's a process but the team hasn't won a game (5 games into the season), is normally blown out by an average of 4 goals, scored 2 goals in the 5 games, and there are no clear signs of improvement.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIs constant small side scrimmaging a good thing? For each 1.5 hour practice, the coach may run one drill for about 15-20 minutes. He then runs a small side scrimmage for the rest of the time. This is 3x a week. On some days, he just runs a small side scrimmage from start to finish. I think this is way too much and is lazy coaching/training. There are times where he has the kids scrimmage and he's off for about 15 minutes on his phone, talking to other coaches, or packing up his equipment. He claims it's a process but the team hasn't won a game (5 games into the season), is normally blown out by an average of 4 goals, scored 2 goals in the 5 games, and there are no clear signs of improvement.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhat age group? Younger ages should be focusing more on 1v1, 1v2, foot skills, ball control, passing...basically how to be a good player moving into more soccer IQ related things like positioning and tactics.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostIs constant small side scrimmaging a good thing? For each 1.5 hour practice, the coach may run one drill for about 15-20 minutes. He then runs a small side scrimmage for the rest of the time. This is 3x a week. On some days, he just runs a small side scrimmage from start to finish. I think this is way too much and is lazy coaching/training. There are times where he has the kids scrimmage and he's off for about 15 minutes on his phone, talking to other coaches, or packing up his equipment. He claims it's a process but the team hasn't won a game (5 games into the season), is normally blown out by an average of 4 goals, scored 2 goals in the 5 games, and there are no clear signs of improvement.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostU14 group. The thing is that half the team have difficulty with the technical skills (passing to feet at distances of just 5 yards, most can't settle a ball quickly or at all, possess the ball). I would think the coach would try to work on these skills.
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