Hi all, looking for some advice.
I'm coaching U11 girls and a core of the team have been playing together since U8. One of the girls has always been a bit behind in terms of ability and awareness/understanding but the gap has been getting bigger over time.
I took over coaching this season and in training she cannot compete with the other girls, no matter what restrictions or rules I put in place. I've tried passive defending, no contact, walking pace, and many other things to try to even the playing field a bit but she just cannot seem to be competitive with the rest of the team (or opposition in games).
Excluding warmup and technical drills, she won't get a touch of the ball or make a single tackle and the same happens in games.
To keep her involved I have to spend a disproportionate amount of time with her so I asked a coach to time it in our last session and of the hour, I spent 15 mins individually with her and less than that individually with the other players combined.
Any tips on how I can get her more involved or how to make sure her needs don't take too much time away from the other 13 players on the team?
Thanks in advance.
