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Progression to 9 a side

David Pugh

We are currently U10’s and looking to have a taste of 9 a side in the new year with a couple of friendlies just to give the boys an idea of what’s to come and an idea of how we progress the coaching in regards to offsides, defending/attacking free kicks near to the box (holding a high line or not) or any other advice others having to starting out, sessions that have helped, any advice gratefully received...

we have a great set of lads of a pretty good standard who do well with understanding new skills and ideas/tactics..

TIA

Dave

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    Hi David, I got sent this to try by Pamela that is on our course, which I will be at our next training session

    when I was coaching that age group I used  a 4v4 or 5v5 small-sided game (SSG) called “You’re the Ref!”

    It’s played on a 40×30-yard pitch with small goals and a five-yard end zone marked out in front of the goals across the full width of the pitch.

    A player can only score if he/she receives a pass in the end zone from a team mate, but the player who passes the ball must be outside the end zone when the pass is played.

    For the first few minutes, use assistant coaches or parents who understand the offside rule working as assistant referees on the sidelines. Their job is to call players who infringe the rule. Then ask two of your players to take a turn as assistant refs. This not only makes them think about the rule, it also helps them understand how difficult an official’s job actually is!

    Give it a try and let me know how you get on.

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    Hi David, I got sent this to try by Pamela that is on our course, which I will be at our next training session

    when I was coaching that age group I used  a 4v4 or 5v5 small-sided game (SSG) called “You’re the Ref!”

    It’s played on a 40×30-yard pitch with small goals and a five-yard end zone marked out in front of the goals across the full width of the pitch.

    A player can only score if he/she receives a pass in the end zone from a team mate, but the player who passes the ball must be outside the end zone when the pass is played.

    For the first few minutes, use assistant coaches or parents who understand the offside rule working as assistant referees on the sidelines. Their job is to call players who infringe the rule. Then ask two of your players to take a turn as assistant refs. This not only makes them think about the rule, it also helps them understand how difficult an official’s job actually is!

    Give it a try and let me know how you get on.

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