Weaker players as striker?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Coach is hiding the player. No big deal if you lose the ball not scoring, but it's a big deal if you lose the ball and get scored on. If you know the parent of player, tell them to get better and controlling the ball with both feet; so long as you don't give it away you're doing good enough.

This DD's team has one girl who is significantly slower and less skilled than the rest of the team. He doesn't believe in demoting a kid, so she plays striker. It's the only position where she won't be exposed on defense because it's the only position with no defensive responsibility. When she's on the field, the 10 essentially plays both their own position and the 9.

This sounds like my DD’s team. Every other position has a really strong player. If we had a strong striker, it would be awesome.

[Anonymous]

I have seen many coaches put the weakest player at striker many times- especially at the younger ages. It kind of stinks that our coaches kid is the weakest player by far and now is playing striker. all the momentum just dies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have seen many coaches put the weakest player at striker many times- especially at the younger ages. It kind of stinks that our coaches kid is the weakest player by far and now is playing striker. all the momentum just dies.

the hope is they score when that kid is on the bench and they prevent the opponent from scoring while that kid is on the field. Put that kid anywhere else and they'll get exposed on defense

[Anonymous]

We had our slowest and laziest player at the 9 because she refused to run and had no awareness of sophisticated pressing. Consequently, she was regularly offsides. Speaking of running, she got run off to another club and now their problem

[Anonymous]

Hmm. Our striker has some good things going in that he is a fast runner and really goes for it. However, he constantly fouls opponents and gets red and yellow cards, and seems to have zero understanding of offsides rules. He is a U13, so it seems like he should be beyond some of that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. Our striker has some good things going in that he is a fast runner and really goes for it. However, he constantly fouls opponents and gets red and yellow cards, and seems to have zero understanding of offsides rules. He is a U13, so it seems like he should be beyond some of that.

Unfortunately, some players are only coachable to a point.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hmm. Our striker has some good things going in that he is a fast runner and really goes for it. However, he constantly fouls opponents and gets red and yellow cards, and seems to have zero understanding of offsides rules. He is a U13, so it seems like he should be beyond some of that.

Unfortunately, some players are only coachable to a point.

Intelligence can't be taught. At higher levels, a player's innate intelligence comes into play. Some players, it's like beating a dead horse. They never learn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. Our striker has some good things going in that he is a fast runner and really goes for it. However, he constantly fouls opponents and gets red and yellow cards, and seems to have zero understanding of offsides rules. He is a U13, so it seems like he should be beyond some of that.

Unfortunately, some players are only coachable to a point.

Intelligence can't be taught. At higher levels, a player's innate intelligence comes into play. Some players, it's like beating a dead horse. They never learn.

Is this really true? We are not talking about rocket science and not talking about Soccer Intelligence of the Messi’s of the world either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where to put weaker players? Defense? No. Midfield? No. They have to go on offense.

In this country? Many clubs put their weakest players in the middle and then avoid them with longballs over their heads.

[Anonymous]

Where to put weaker players? Defense? No. Midfield? No. They have to go on offense.


In this country? Many clubs put their weakest players in the middle and then avoid them with longballs over their heads.

For 11 a side full field soccer, that would be quite a long ball.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. Our striker has some good things going in that he is a fast runner and really goes for it. However, he constantly fouls opponents and gets red and yellow cards, and seems to have zero understanding of offsides rules. He is a U13, so it seems like he should be beyond some of that.

Unfortunately, some players are only coachable to a point.

Intelligence can't be taught. At higher levels, a player's innate intelligence comes into play. Some players, it's like beating a dead horse. They never learn.

Is this really true? We are not talking about rocket science and not talking about Soccer Intelligence of the Messi’s of the world either.

Read the studies on intelligence and processing speed of top Fifa players. The higher up you go the better they do on base intelligence tests.

dumbed down version:

https://www.wired.com/2012/04/soccer-cognitive-functions/

And the scientific journal article with actual study:

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0034731

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. Our striker has some good things going in that he is a fast runner and really goes for it. However, he constantly fouls opponents and gets red and yellow cards, and seems to have zero understanding of offsides rules. He is a U13, so it seems like he should be beyond some of that.

Unfortunately, some players are only coachable to a point.

Intelligence can't be taught. At higher levels, a player's innate intelligence comes into play. Some players, it's like beating a dead horse. They never learn.

Is this really true? We are not talking about rocket science and not talking about Soccer Intelligence of the Messi’s of the world either.

Read the studies on intelligence and processing speed of top Fifa players. The higher up you go the better they do on base intelligence tests.

dumbed down version:

https://www.wired.com/2012/04/soccer-cognitive-functions/

And the scientific journal article with actual study:

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0034731

There are definitely kids that can take what your are telling them, change and apply it and those that never will understand or process it (not willfully ignoring it--just a bit dense).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. Our striker has some good things going in that he is a fast runner and really goes for it. However, he constantly fouls opponents and gets red and yellow cards, and seems to have zero understanding of offsides rules. He is a U13, so it seems like he should be beyond some of that.

Unfortunately, some players are only coachable to a point.

Intelligence can't be taught. At higher levels, a player's innate intelligence comes into play. Some players, it's like beating a dead horse. They never learn.

Is this really true? We are not talking about rocket science and not talking about Soccer Intelligence of the Messi’s of the world either.

Read the studies on intelligence and processing speed of top Fifa players. The higher up you go the better they do on base intelligence tests.

dumbed down version:

https://www.wired.com/2012/04/soccer-cognitive-functions/

And the scientific journal article with actual study:

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0034731

There are definitely kids that can take what your are telling them, change and apply it and those that never will understand or process it (not willfully ignoring it--just a bit dense).

*you

[Anonymous]

There’s no formula for this. It depends on the coach’s preference on the best way to win a game. I’ve seen slow people in the middle, slow people as forwards , fast people with not so great technical skills in the back who just does long balls. It’s tough to score. Even the best strikers committing to D1 schools have a hard time scoring against good competition.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hmm. Our striker has some good things going in that he is a fast runner and really goes for it. However, he constantly fouls opponents and gets red and yellow cards, and seems to have zero understanding of offsides rules. He is a U13, so it seems like he should be beyond some of that.

Unfortunately, some players are only coachable to a point.

Intelligence can't be taught. At higher levels, a player's innate intelligence comes into play. Some players, it's like beating a dead horse. They never learn.

Is this really true? We are not talking about rocket science and not talking about Soccer Intelligence of the Messi’s of the world either.

Read the studies on intelligence and processing speed of top Fifa players. The higher up you go the better they do on base intelligence tests.

dumbed down version:

https://www.wired.com/2012/04/soccer-cognitive-functions/

And the scientific journal article with actual study:

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0034731

There are definitely kids that can take what your are telling them, change and apply it and those that never will understand or process it (not willfully ignoring it--just a bit dense).

Agree completely, but Mr. Blame-everything-on-poor-coaching-even-though-my-DC-never-played-professionally-nor-did-I will be here to respond within 24 hours. Book it.