Scrimmaging during training?

[Guest]

I didn't play soccer growing up so I'm wondering if it's normal to spend almost all of the team's training time scrimmaging?

I played softball, field hockey and basketball and we'd spend no more than 10% of training time on game simulation so I'm confused and worried my daughter is falling behind.

[Guest]

She must be at MF shore. So she is falling behind

[Guest]

Read through some training plans to learn about the sport.

https://www.epysa.org/training-plans/

scrimmaging is always part of the training session and activities should also look like the game.

The coaching points during the scrimmage will compliment what was emphasized during the activities.

Scrimmage should be a big part of the practice.

[Guest]

Read through some training plans to learn about the sport.

https://www.epysa.org/training-plans/

scrimmaging is always part of the training session and activities should also look like the game.

The coaching points during the scrimmage will compliment what was emphasized during the activities.

Scrimmage should be a big part of the practice.

Thank you.

How much time should be scrimmage in an hour training at a middle school age?

[Guest]

Thank you.

How much time should be scrimmage in an hour training at a middle school age?

Sounds like one coach at copa

[Guest]

Read through some training plans to learn about the sport.

https://www.epysa.org/training-plans/

scrimmaging is always part of the training session and activities should also look like the game.

The coaching points during the scrimmage will compliment what was emphasized during the activities.

Scrimmage should be a big part of the practice.

if you look at this coaching plan, the practice is broken up into technical, small sided games, and then a larger scrimmage 7v7 and then 9v9 for certain ages. And every day is DIFFERENT. It’s not scimmage the entire time. There are still skills being learned. Someone mentioned MFA shore. They literally scrimmage every practice and play the same possession game. There is no technical involved. AND THERE IS NO VARIATION. ITS LITERALLY THE SAME THING EVERY PRACTICE.

Maybe someone should send this to RT

[Guest]

Pinocchio is as lazy as it comes! Scrimmage and walk off on his cell phone!. So glad I'm out of there!

[Guest]

Pinocchio is as lazy as it comes! Scrimmage and walk off on his cell phone!. So glad I'm out of there!

Would love to know where you are at now? I want my kid to leave also

[Guest]

Thank you.

How much time should be scrimmage in an hour training at a middle school age?

30 for warmup/technical/tactical. 25 for scrimmage. 5 for cool down. It depends on level, day of the week, focus points. I prefer more playing than running around cones but it all varies.

Agree that aimless scrimmages without a focal point can be counterintuitive unless the level and intensity is technical. Street soccer can be above anything that a training session can offer because of the intensity. Training must be harder than games.

[Guest]

Pinocchio is as lazy as it comes! Scrimmage and walk off on his cell phone!. So glad I'm out of there!

Seems to be working, his 10s and 11s both solid teams in their respective divisions

[Guest]

Seems to be working, his 10s and 11s both solid teams in their respective divisions

That’s because their competition is terrible

[Guest]

Just think what Europe does because they are way ahead of the US when it comes to soccer training and development.

European development tend to focus more on individual touches early on in player development. MFA does not. They just scrimmage. A scrimmage is like a game. You will not get a lot of touches on the ball in a scrimmage.

[Guest]

I didn't play soccer growing up so I'm wondering if it's normal to spend almost all of the team's training time scrimmaging?

I played softball, field hockey and basketball and we'd spend no more than 10% of training time on game simulation so I'm confused and worried my daughter is falling behind.

You need skills to be successful in a soccer game. So it should not be solely scrimmaging. They need to build dribbling, passing and receiving skills so they have a better touch and ball control in the game. scrimmages are important to put those skills into use in a game like setting.

[Guest]

Seems to be working, his 10s and 11s both solid teams in their respective divisions

Go to bed Pinocchio

[Guest]

Just think what Europe does because they are way ahead of the US when it comes to soccer training and development.

European development tend to focus more on individual touches early on in player development. MFA does not. They just scrimmage. A scrimmage is like a game. You will not get a lot of touches on the ball in a scrimmage.

I wondered why MFA teams are good at younger ages but really bad in the older age groups.