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7v7 or 8v8

Adam Johnson

at our age (U11 girls) we play 7v7 in our league, but lots of opposition coaches ask me to play 8v8. I always say 'no' as I want the girls to have more touches and the pitch size is designed for 7v7, but am I doing the right thing, or should I say yes to 8v8?

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    What a great question Adam. When we were 7 v 7 we were sometimes asked this same question. Usually, when both teams had multiple subs and the reasoning was two fold: 1) we were moving to 9 v 9 the following season, and 2) more girls playing meant more touches averaged out (subs getting none while off the pitch) . I would advise, make your own decision based on your team that day, don't feel pressurised into the wrong one. Plenty of year ahead of them for 9s then 11s. 

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    What a great question Adam. When we were 7 v 7 we were sometimes asked this same question. Usually, when both teams had multiple subs and the reasoning was two fold: 1) we were moving to 9 v 9 the following season, and 2) more girls playing meant more touches averaged out (subs getting none while off the pitch) . I would advise, make your own decision based on your team that day, don't feel pressurised into the wrong one. Plenty of year ahead of them for 9s then 11s. 

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