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Passing problems

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    I have a player (u7s) that won't pass for love nor money and instead tries to take on the world or taking shots from corners.

    I've tried setting personal challenges like he gets more goals for a pass then a strike, or if the teams score from an assist (mainly aimed at him) it's 5 goals worth, but it wears off after a few minutes. I've worked with his dad also to try and drill it in to him.

    Is there any other ideas to encourage him to pass without losing his competitive edge?

  • 0 in reply to John Harvey

    Embrace his confidence! Though I can completely understand your frustration this is the perfect opportunity to help him become a match-winner that is comfortable with the ball. It is very rare that kids pass the ball at this age so use this opportunity to help him develop his ball mastery and start developing his decision-making skills. It will all slot into place I promise you.

    You can always ask him to talk through his decision-making process after an action and "introduce" other possibilities if you'd like to speed this process up.

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  • 0 in reply to John Harvey

    Embrace his confidence! Though I can completely understand your frustration this is the perfect opportunity to help him become a match-winner that is comfortable with the ball. It is very rare that kids pass the ball at this age so use this opportunity to help him develop his ball mastery and start developing his decision-making skills. It will all slot into place I promise you.

    You can always ask him to talk through his decision-making process after an action and "introduce" other possibilities if you'd like to speed this process up.

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