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7 v 7 Game Improvement

Lewis Broomhall

Hi Coaches 

I have a new u10 Team, we have played 3 Pre season games and 2 League Games - Really tough game approaching this weekend, we lose heavily each week which can have a negative impact

I like to play a 2-3-1 or 3-2-1 or look at a 2-2-1-1, Defensively my 2 defenders are becoming harder to beat but my central midfielders are making it more difficult as the protection isn't there in front of the back 2, and the players are a lot quicker than ours and my players seemed to be frightened to put a challenge in or struggle in a shape

Going forward we struggle to get out of our own half as they attempt to get past 2-3 players instead of passing but when looking for that forward pass there isn't anyone there due to positional play and all very flat footed. 

In training there are brilliant but taking this into a game is difficult as they panic and just get very overwhelmed by the occasion or because they are brand new at playing the game they just struggle

Anyone have any recommendations to improving shape/ensuring we become more of an attacking threat/ or be able to put more than 1 attack in a game situation together

The lads come off smiling and happy which is nice to see but i still want them to improve for themselves/team to make us harder to beat 

I know its not a quick fix but any suggestions would be welcomed

Thank you 

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    hi Lewis 

    it can be frustrating and all you want for them is to improve 

    they are still only 9 years old and having fun and smiling like you mentioned which is great .

    have you tried keeping your syllabus 3-4 weeks in possession - 3-4 out of possession topics (transition i.e.: what happens within the transition and if we lose possession of the ball can we try and look like this when possible depending where we win it or loose it on the pitch . i don't know what your syllabus looks like , but this always works for me and other coaches I support , they are still young and their brain function will not be able to process to much information and still are working on control of the ball and once the confidence increases with the ball , eyes and head will start lifting and will able to process what they see quicker creating better outcomes when playing forward and supporting . 

    my advice is to have a good balanced syllabus (they also like to just play and learn (lots of transition can only help and support their understanding with good interventions and drive byes   

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    Hi Lewis

    sounds like you’re doing great! I definitely agree with Barry’s response too.

    I had similar experiences with a new team last year - here are a few things I did that helped:

    - share your training plans with the parents and kids - focus on a specific area for 2/3 weeks with exercises that start off as basic and have progression

    - reinforce your philosophy with the boys that having fun is key and that development is a journey  - small wins 

    - ask parents to encourage and support what you’ve done in training on match day - as an example each time they do a forward pass you celebrate that

    - set game targets - make 5 forward passes / make 5 tackles / have 3 shots on goal etc

    then as much ball time as possible. Lots and lots of 1v1 / 2v2 / 2v1 

    Good luck!