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Getting U9s to calm down and focus

Derren Jones

Hi All,

I'm the assistant coach to a new (7 months old) Under 9s team. We have gear players and they're all good lads, but the coach and I get frustrated with the constant messing around at training. They've had huge progress since the first games (lost 9-0 and 8-0 for example) and are now scoring, but they still can't defend as a team and have had at least 4 games when they've 'snatched defeat from the jaws of victory'. 

The coach and I firmly believe they gave the potential to win more games, but they need to listen and knuckle down a bit in training. I know they're U9s, but looking at the other teams we come up against, those performances are obviously achievable. 

Any advice to keep them on task in taking and so mucking about would be much appreciated. 

Derren

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    Time is big factor here as the teams your looking at have likely played together longer.

    in terms of concentrating and reducing messing around I’ve always found competition to be a brilliant incentive by either splitting into to 2 teams each person having to complete a set a drills first team to complete all drills wins or head to heads 

    for your defence, I’d get them working together in teams for deals to build communication but consistency and time will do wonders to! 

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    Time is big factor here as the teams your looking at have likely played together longer.

    in terms of concentrating and reducing messing around I’ve always found competition to be a brilliant incentive by either splitting into to 2 teams each person having to complete a set a drills first team to complete all drills wins or head to heads 

    for your defence, I’d get them working together in teams for deals to build communication but consistency and time will do wonders to! 

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