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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Summary? I'm happy to discuss the issue, but that was too long-winded.[/quote] I think OP was saying there's too much emphasis on skills and not enough on playing. Kind of like what parents say about schools [/quote] No. There is too much over-coaching. Yelling at kids at 7, 8, 9 anytime they take more than few touches. Discouraging dribbling and taking players on. Too much focusing on a defensive-style of play which is easier to teach. Too much emphasis on a pass-centric game in the early years of learning soccer. Too many coaches stopping games/scrimmages in practice and over-coaching. Too much robotic coaching. Not recognizing individuality. The ball-skill ---which is learned by dribbling is exactly what they aren't emphasizing. [/quote] I have witnessed youth coaching at places like Real Madrid and Benfica. The difference is creativity and on-the-ball technique is ingrained early not at academies but due to permeating street/casual football culture that is everywhere. Non-structured football in the US is vastly behind other football-culture countries and that matters greatly. Esp at RM, academy coaching gets pretty structured and philosophy focused. I don't think the US does a great job making defenders either. [b]Who is the last great US defender?[/b] The last 3/4 best US players played in attack (dempsey, donovan), midfield (bradley), or GK. [/quote] Try Sauerbrunn, Klingenberg, and Johnston. You're looking in the wrong places.[/quote]
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