So I've heard people complain that US soccer training focuses too much on skills and drills without adding practical coaching instruction so that the skills gained translate into something practical on the field.
So I've been watching lots of youth soccer the last two years since I have my boys playing for our local club. One thing that is driving me crazy is just how POOR all the clubs do in instructing THROW-INS.
This is something that is done probably 40 times per game easily. Yet the kids rarely throw the ball to someone who is open. They rarely throw the ball at the player's feet. They rarely throw the ball backwards and switch the field. Most of the time the player receiving the ball are standing motionless.
And I see this all over the place. It is driving me crazy. How hard is it to fix this problem but they simply do not care. I brought this up to one of our coaches. And he replied that "Kids all develop at different rates". Which to me sounded like a standard reply.
In my mind I'm thinking *** does this has to do with development. THis is just common sense. When I was a kid playing redneck soccer with almost no training as a kid we did a hell of a better job throwing the ball in. It was the one thing perhaps we could do well.
Yet I see kids getting flagged for improper throw-ins every game.
Why are Throw-Ins and also very basic soccer tactics not being taught. I promise you my six year old's team throws the ball in as well as our U15 or U14 teams.
So I've been watching lots of youth soccer the last two years since I have my boys playing for our local club. One thing that is driving me crazy is just how POOR all the clubs do in instructing THROW-INS.
This is something that is done probably 40 times per game easily. Yet the kids rarely throw the ball to someone who is open. They rarely throw the ball at the player's feet. They rarely throw the ball backwards and switch the field. Most of the time the player receiving the ball are standing motionless.
And I see this all over the place. It is driving me crazy. How hard is it to fix this problem but they simply do not care. I brought this up to one of our coaches. And he replied that "Kids all develop at different rates". Which to me sounded like a standard reply.
In my mind I'm thinking *** does this has to do with development. THis is just common sense. When I was a kid playing redneck soccer with almost no training as a kid we did a hell of a better job throwing the ball in. It was the one thing perhaps we could do well.
Yet I see kids getting flagged for improper throw-ins every game.
Why are Throw-Ins and also very basic soccer tactics not being taught. I promise you my six year old's team throws the ball in as well as our U15 or U14 teams.
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