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7v7 formations, experiments, experiences...

Chris Ironmonger

Hi all,

Currently managing an Under 8's junior team and with the current lockdown conditions were pretty much heading towards the 7v7 version of the game with not much 5v5 football left...

I wanted to hopefully hold a discussion about others' experiences, experiments when thinking about and selecting the best formation in this format for their teams/players...

Does the attributes of you players dictate how you eventually lined up? Should we care, whats the best for overall development, should that still remain the focus? I'm keen to keep it high on the agenda but losing every week unfortunately would confidence wise hurt the group we have as they are used to winning and to break up their progress as a team to purely focus on development seems counter-productive to me..

Hoping to really get into this some..

Thanks all in advance :)

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  • Hi Christopher.

    Context is everything. Some things to consider when making your decisions...

    - How much of trying to win (picking the players a formation and positions to win) are you willing to compromise for the benefit of player development? (do the parents know and understand what you're trying to achieve?

    - What psychological development benefits may indirectly come as a result of experiencing success and failure?

     - If your tallest player is always played as a central defender... when the other players become a similar height if not taller and you want to play that players in a different position, what potential challenges may they have?

    The game is littered with situations where players are outnumbered and overloaded (1v2, 3v1,3v2 4v2 etc.). How will your formation(s) support the children to deal with different scenarios? 

    Hopefully these give you some ideas to base your decisions around

    Lee

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  • Hi Christopher.

    Context is everything. Some things to consider when making your decisions...

    - How much of trying to win (picking the players a formation and positions to win) are you willing to compromise for the benefit of player development? (do the parents know and understand what you're trying to achieve?

    - What psychological development benefits may indirectly come as a result of experiencing success and failure?

     - If your tallest player is always played as a central defender... when the other players become a similar height if not taller and you want to play that players in a different position, what potential challenges may they have?

    The game is littered with situations where players are outnumbered and overloaded (1v2, 3v1,3v2 4v2 etc.). How will your formation(s) support the children to deal with different scenarios? 

    Hopefully these give you some ideas to base your decisions around

    Lee

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