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Staying in position.

Gaz Stokoe

I have a player who really struggles to stay in position, at U12s he still wants to chase the ball. He is good player on the ball, but his awareness of the game is lacking a bit. Any advice on how to coach him to stay in position would be appreciated, we chat to him and he works at it but after a few minutes he is back to chasing the ball again.

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    Hi  

    Great question and I'd be interested to hear how you're getting on. Just wanted to add to what everyone else has said. The first thing I would do is ask your player why? Why does he chase the ball? This way you will have a better of understanding of why he is doing what he is doing. Then I would ask him what the risk are of chasing the ball constantly. What does it mean for his team mates if he doesn't stay in formation?

    Helping him to understand his responsibility on the pitch will be key in all of this, help him to see the bigger picture. I totally understand this is likely to take time but that just comes down to individual learning and development. Challenge him in games and training to have a specific job. If in midfield can his job be to stay in behind his striker when the opposition defence has it? This way he is covering his strikers instead of chasing the ball.

    Interested to hear an update from you.

    Thanks, Will

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    Hi  

    Great question and I'd be interested to hear how you're getting on. Just wanted to add to what everyone else has said. The first thing I would do is ask your player why? Why does he chase the ball? This way you will have a better of understanding of why he is doing what he is doing. Then I would ask him what the risk are of chasing the ball constantly. What does it mean for his team mates if he doesn't stay in formation?

    Helping him to understand his responsibility on the pitch will be key in all of this, help him to see the bigger picture. I totally understand this is likely to take time but that just comes down to individual learning and development. Challenge him in games and training to have a specific job. If in midfield can his job be to stay in behind his striker when the opposition defence has it? This way he is covering his strikers instead of chasing the ball.

    Interested to hear an update from you.

    Thanks, Will

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