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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostAnd I don't accept the premise, whatever the coach said, that the coach would sternly tell a player at a very young age that he's going to sit on the bench for one attempt at dribbling too much. It doesn't pass the smell test.
I've seen MUCH worse MANY times.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWhat doesn't pass the smell test? That a coach would speak that way at a U10 game?
I've seen MUCH worse MANY times.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI think he means the 'one time' part doesn't pass the smell test, meaning the coach wouldn't pull the kid aside if it was the first time he tried to dribble the field. I bet it wasn't the first time the player "violated" the sacred passing team's rule against dribbling.
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I give my players some different perspectives on this issue. It is guidance that applies at differing times in a match depending on the game situation at that time. One is that the ball wants the easiest path to the goal. Another is to consider attacking the defender 1v1 if there is space behind the defender...otherwise it may be ill advised. Another is that either the player or the ball always have to be moving. And when approaching the goal, does it really help to pass to someone that has the same shot as you do. These are guidelines for the player...they are not axioms. The players need to be allowed to fail, so that they can develop the ability to make decisions on the field. That is how they grow. Then our role as a coach can evolve as their level of play matures. But it all starts with us, as coaches and you as parents, allowing the players to try something and to fail. That is how they learn. And it fosters the sense of creativity in the game that we are so sorely lacking in U.S. Soccer
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