Giving this it's own thread - this is what your kid's soccer should look like

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Anonymous wrote:So I am confused... McClean BU10 Green plays in CCL (and Sterling does not), but this says this is NCSL. Does that McClean team play in two different leagues at the same time? Is this normal???

Hmmm.... the YT video says this is McLean Green (their top team), and that team is in CCL, but the NCSL website lists McClean's U10 teams as silver and gold (their third and fourth teams). Which, if true, explains why Sterling's top team could pick apart McLean's third or fourth team.

What am I missing here?

Most likely a friendly since it was played at night. Also this is either U11 or U12 since there are 9 a side. U10 only plays 7v7.

Yes. U11. Got confused by the "10" in the team names. Thought it referred to U10, but it seems it referred to 2010.

McLean Green plays in top NCSL division at U11. They are not in CCL. People, do your homework if you are going to dump on the efforts of others to improve your lame soccer IQs by showing you good play and coaching at this age; otherwise you are only making yourself look even dumber.

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Anonymous wrote:^Wow. I don't think it is that serious. I will say, I think a BIG factor with any player is the environment at home and among the other players. The OP mentioned that the players work on skills at home. That and the fact that the parents seem to know the game pretty well, and seem to be fans helps a lot for those kids to learn the details of why they play that way. A lot of kids just do not have parents that are real fans of the game. I also suspect the group has been together for a long time, and that helps. I don't know, but I suspect that with a lot of teams that chemistry is a factor. So a team with more rotation during play and players coming and going over seasons have a hard time. Again, just guessing....

Either way good job coach and players!

I'm the OP. My son worked with a coach (years ago now) who also taught the kids to play in a similar style to this. The coaches who want to teach kids to play this way will emphasize technical skills over athelticism in their own teaching and at tryouts. And it is certainly true that home environment can play a role in the rate at which kids develop those skills. That said - there were also kids on my son's teams who did not have that background.

As far as how long the team needs to be together - it's definitely true that these kids have learned a lot about soccer - and this style of play won't work unless the whole team is playing the same way. So you cannot just hold try-outs, assemble a team and expect them to start playing this way immediately. On the other hand - provided they have a base level of technical skill - it typically takes two to three months for the kids to really start to "get it". A good coach can have a team playing very well in 5-6 months. Given that it's this early in the season I'm guessing that this team hasn't changed much since last year - but it doesn't have to have been together for years.

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Anonymous wrote:Nice video, Sterling coach. Hopefully this can help you recruit those rich parents that you want to swindle.

OP here. I am a parent, not a coach. I have zero connection with Sterling. My kids do not play there, and never played there. I did not even know the club existed until I came across this video. I'm not even touting Sterling as the best or only club that plays this way. There are other clubs in this area who also coach kids to play good soccer.

The point of this post was to show parents who might well be as clueless as I was when my DS was this age about what good coaching looks like. We lucked into a good coach by pure chance. Not every kid wants or needs a good soccer coach - but the point of this video is for those who do to be able to see what it should look like and thus help them find one for themselves.

That's all - there is no other agenda.

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I think the kids are well coached and it is fantastic they can connect so many passes. It is so much better than other teams I see at all ages.

The problem I see is that there is such a thing as passing too much and not getting practice making something happen and trying to be a playmaker. It would be nice to see four or five passes then having a kid be aggressive and dribble past 2 or 3 players and make a run and shoot or cross. I just quickly watched but didn't see any playmakers. There didn't seem to be many shots on goals. What was the final score?

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Anonymous wrote:Nice video, Sterling coach. Hopefully this can help you recruit those rich parents that you want to swindle.

OP here. I am a parent, not a coach. I have zero connection with Sterling. My kids do not play there, and never played there. I did not even know the club existed until I came across this video. I'm not even touting Sterling as the best or only club that plays this way. There are other clubs in this area who also coach kids to play good soccer.

The point of this post was to show parents who might well be as clueless as I was when my DS was this age about what good coaching looks like. We lucked into a good coach by pure chance. Not every kid wants or needs a good soccer coach - but the point of this video is for those who do to be able to see what it should look like and thus help them find one for themselves.

That's all - there is no other agenda.

OP, How/Where did you get this video?

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Anonymous wrote:I think the kids are well coached and it is fantastic they can connect so many passes. It is so much better than other teams I see at all ages.

The problem I see is that there is such a thing as passing too much and not getting practice making something happen and trying to be a playmaker. It would be nice to see four or five passes then having a kid be aggressive and dribble past 2 or 3 players and make a run and shoot or cross. I just quickly watched but didn't see any playmakers. There didn't seem to be many shots on goals. What was the final score?

On good, well coached kids can do both. One does not come at the expense of the other. Having all those passing options makes it a lot easier to go 1 v 1 and go through defensive lines. The ball moves faster than any player in any event.

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Veo is the sports camera
Veo.co

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Sterling 2010s on YouTube. They’ve been notorious since U8.

U9: https://youtu.be/1EicgrN4ATg

U9: https://youtu.be/6EZ5WPwsgFA

U10: https://youtu.be/UVDNW6jtbVY

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nice video, Sterling coach. Hopefully this can help you recruit those rich parents that you want to swindle.

OP here. I am a parent, not a coach. I have zero connection with Sterling. My kids do not play there, and never played there. I did not even know the club existed until I came across this video. I'm not even touting Sterling as the best or only club that plays this way. There are other clubs in this area who also coach kids to play good soccer.

The point of this post was to show parents who might well be as clueless as I was when my DS was this age about what good coaching looks like. We lucked into a good coach by pure chance. Not every kid wants or needs a good soccer coach - but the point of this video is for those who do to be able to see what it should look like and thus help them find one for themselves.

That's all - there is no other agenda.

OP, How/Where did you get this video?

I stumbled across it in twitter.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the kids are well coached and it is fantastic they can connect so many passes. It is so much better than other teams I see at all ages.

The problem I see is that there is such a thing as passing too much and not getting practice making something happen and trying to be a playmaker. It would be nice to see four or five passes then having a kid be aggressive and dribble past 2 or 3 players and make a run and shoot or cross. I just quickly watched but didn't see any playmakers. There didn't seem to be many shots on goals. What was the final score?

Sigh.

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Anonymous wrote:For the love of all that's holy: its!!!!!! not it's.

Using more than one exclamation mark shows little education. Try again.

DP. Well, that’s a moronic statement I have three Ivy degrees, one undergraduate, one graduate, and one professional.

I use multiple exclamations to convey degree of emotion.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the kids are well coached and it is fantastic they can connect so many passes. It is so much better than other teams I see at all ages.

The problem I see is that there is such a thing as passing too much and not getting practice making something happen and trying to be a playmaker. It would be nice to see four or five passes then having a kid be aggressive and dribble past 2 or 3 players and make a run and shoot or cross. I just quickly watched but didn't see any playmakers. There didn't seem to be many shots on goals. What was the final score?

Amen! Passing just to pass is ineffective. You pass to find an opening to exploit. You pass to be patient when it’s not “on”. You pass to possess when it makes sense. Yes, there are far to many youth teams that don’t know how to pass well, but going overboard is not good either. Also, please stop with the anti-athleticism blather. Soccer is a sport and athleticism matters a great deal, as does intelligence, skill, and desire.

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weird thread.

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Boring robotic risk avoiding play
Mostly possession without good purpose
That will come hopefully

Only goal I see is at 28:00 for sterling on a direct kick theGKstops then bobbles they own legs

Not impressed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Boring robotic risk avoiding play
Mostly possession without good purpose
That will come hopefully

Only goal I see is at 28:00 for sterling on a direct kick theGKstops then bobbles they own legs

Not impressed

Thanks US Soccer for all the damage you have done over the years with nonsense like this. We will send you a Four Square ball for your troubles. Risk is having you coaching anybody.