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How important is positions and tactics at under 8s level 5 aside ?

James Bate

I have been trying to coach positions and tactics to my under 8s boys team, is this too early to do. In game due to the amount of players we have on the pitch and the lads just wanting to have fun don't want to put extra pressure on them, and i am worried might put them off. Rough example if I'm forever telling my forward player to stay on the half way line and not get involved in case we can break am I taking the fun out the game for him as he might not be involved in large parts of the game

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    Hi James,

    This is my first season managing a U8 mixed ability side and I can say they will definitely respond to tactics. This will actually develop on it's own, e.g. some players are more comfortable staying back, while others will stay up top.

    I started very simply: having a dedicated defender. Later on, the boys took on the idea of playing a diamond shape. Now we are 3/4 through the season, I have started encouraging more of a box shape in a bid to get the goalie to play it from the back (most teams we come across are instructing their goalie to boot it up field, which is something we were doing too frequently for my liking).

    I have also observed that some teams have taken us to the cleaners simply because they are organised and press as a unit. So that in itself is evidence that positions and tactics can be coached at U8.

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    Hi James,

    This is my first season managing a U8 mixed ability side and I can say they will definitely respond to tactics. This will actually develop on it's own, e.g. some players are more comfortable staying back, while others will stay up top.

    I started very simply: having a dedicated defender. Later on, the boys took on the idea of playing a diamond shape. Now we are 3/4 through the season, I have started encouraging more of a box shape in a bid to get the goalie to play it from the back (most teams we come across are instructing their goalie to boot it up field, which is something we were doing too frequently for my liking).

    I have also observed that some teams have taken us to the cleaners simply because they are organised and press as a unit. So that in itself is evidence that positions and tactics can be coached at U8.

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