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I just dont want to pass the ball why should i
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postyou shouldn't and no player under the age of 10 should be told to pass the ball. Learn to dribble, dribble, dribble and dribble some more. Take players on out of the back, in midfield and in the box. Get completely comfortable with the ball.
the US has enough players that make boring safe passes and not enough gifted dribblers that can dazzle and entertain. Anyone can pass a ball, only a true great can dribble around an entire team.
Messi and CR7 are the best in the world for their passing..
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We had a kid on our team that was probably the best 1 v 1 dribbler that I have ever seen. The team would always try and get the ball at his feet in the final third as he was able to dribble multiple kids. This lead to him scoring not just a lot of goals, but also a lot of assists as he would pass the ball to wide open players as the defense all collapsed to him.
But as impressed as we were, it never seemed to lead to much attention of the college coaches. He was able to get on a D2 team but that was it. His issue (at least to a lot of college coaches) was that while he was highly skilled he only had average athleticism and size. College coaches tend to lead towards faster and larger players.
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You should pass the ball when it is more opportunistic for the team to do so. It might be the best way for the team to score!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostI would disagree, dribbling should be the main focus at the younger ages as players are still egocentric and struggle with the concept of teamwork / sharing the ball. Yes passing should be worked on but to a lesser extent.
Teaching field awareness / perception does not have to be done with passing. You can use four wide goals instead of two central to teach switching the point of attack, use of perifial vision and finding space while dribbling.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostWe had a kid on our team that was probably the best 1 v 1 dribbler that I have ever seen. The team would always try and get the ball at his feet in the final third as he was able to dribble multiple kids. This lead to him scoring not just a lot of goals, but also a lot of assists as he would pass the ball to wide open players as the defense all collapsed to him.
But as impressed as we were, it never seemed to lead to much attention of the college coaches. He was able to get on a D2 team but that was it. His issue (at least to a lot of college coaches) was that while he was highly skilled he only had average athleticism and size. College coaches tend to lead towards faster and larger players.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostYou should pass the ball when it is more opportunistic for the team to do so. It might be the best way for the team to score!
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Originally posted by Unregistered View PostMaybe he just didnt see the right college coach. Also a great dribbler will look incredible once every game. but what about the other 9-10 touches? was he doing something productive or just losing the ball? coaches do not want a kid that is a great dribbler but loses the ball 60-70% of the time trying to dribble into space.
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It is great for kids to play soccer without coaches. They learn when to pass and when to dribble. Unsupervised, a player "hogging" the ball will get knocked off the ball. They will learn that you can't dribble through players, and learn when it is better to pass than get knocked on your tail.
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Postno, of course, its not taught with just passing. my point was that it helps. but yes, taking on defenders must also be taught and when to take on defenders.
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Kevin (Probably) Saves The World
Kevin struggles because he is directionless and self-serving, not part of the whole team effort. It's going to take a lot of trial and error, but maybe a bigger purpose is exactly what Kevin needs. Rise up and work as a team to score more.
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