Hello all, 

This is something I have been thinking about implementing for my u9 team for a while. I want to simplify commands, and have a buzz word so I can get my players to think about a set of tasks quickly at training and maybe games.

The acronym is T.H.A.T. 

It stands for:

T.OUCH (control the ball) 

H.EAD (scan) 

A.CTION (a skill of choice) 

T.ALK (communication from team) 

So this is done when a player receives the ball from another player or a restart. Action means anything they choose, pass run dribble shoot etc.

As the players progress in their understanding of this you can explain that these things don't have to be in a specific order as. I.E. Head can be the first thing they do, or talk etc. 

What do you think? Any advice is welcome before I implement it.

Thanks 

Chris