Special shout-out to those coaches…

[Anonymous]

who claim to not teach tactics as they put their team in same lineup of a 4-3-3 with two CDMs and demand the back line get the ball to wingers for crosses. You’re the real heroes.

DS is finishing his first month at a new club and imagine that, soccer is more than 1v1s and scrimmaging

[Anonymous]

Huh? Translation please

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huh? Translation please

OP here. DS previous coach never taught the game and lies all the time. Tells parents he doesn’t teach kids tactics but then has them play only one way. Never teaches in practice.

Just throwing some shade

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huh? Translation please

OP here. DS previous coach never taught the game and lies all the time. Tells parents he doesn’t teach kids tactics but then has them play only one way. Never teaches in practice.

Just throwing some shade

Still confusing.

[Anonymous]

Well at least your Coach doesn’t yell “shoot the damn ball” or “horrible pass” or ask who coached them previously and scoff- to 12 yr olds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who claim to not teach tactics as they put their team in same lineup of a 4-3-3 with two CDMs and demand the back line get the ball to wingers for crosses. You’re the real heroes.

DS is finishing his first month at a new club and imagine that, soccer is more than 1v1s and scrimmaging

Old club is SYC, I presume.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who claim to not teach tactics as they put their team in same lineup of a 4-3-3 with two CDMs and demand the back line get the ball to wingers for crosses. You’re the real heroes.

DS is finishing his first month at a new club and imagine that, soccer is more than 1v1s and scrimmaging

Old club is SYC, I presume.

That was my prediction as well. It’s what I’ve heard from parents who have kids coached by the TD.

[Anonymous]

I taught mostly tactics. Each season I get new kids, while other coaches had their roster together for years.
Teaching skills just had them getting blown out, and then the parents didn't want to sign up again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I taught mostly tactics. Each season I get new kids, while other coaches had their roster together for years.
Teaching skills just had them getting blown out, and then the parents didn't want to sign up again.

How about a mix of both but I get finding the need for more tactical in order to stay competitive in games or run the risk of losing parents. The other issue is if the kid is not getting individually better then they also aren't getting what they are paying for. With 2 training sessions or 3 at most it's tough when there are so many new kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who claim to not teach tactics as they put their team in same lineup of a 4-3-3 with two CDMs and demand the back line get the ball to wingers for crosses. You’re the real heroes.

DS is finishing his first month at a new club and imagine that, soccer is more than 1v1s and scrimmaging

Old club is SYC, I presume.

I see I’m not alone

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who claim to not teach tactics as they put their team in same lineup of a 4-3-3 with two CDMs and demand the back line get the ball to wingers for crosses. You’re the real heroes.

DS is finishing his first month at a new club and imagine that, soccer is more than 1v1s and scrimmaging

Old club is SYC, I presume.

I see I’m not alone

VDA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who claim to not teach tactics as they put their team in same lineup of a 4-3-3 with two CDMs and demand the back line get the ball to wingers for crosses. You’re the real heroes.

DS is finishing his first month at a new club and imagine that, soccer is more than 1v1s and scrimmaging

A question - are what is described above effective youth soccer tactics from a results perspective? Also is it wrong to emphasize tactics and have some core tactics and formation?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:who claim to not teach tactics as they put their team in same lineup of a 4-3-3 with two CDMs and demand the back line get the ball to wingers for crosses. You’re the real heroes.

DS is finishing his first month at a new club and imagine that, soccer is more than 1v1s and scrimmaging

4-3-3 does not have two CDMs. You must be thinking about 4-2-3-1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:who claim to not teach tactics as they put their team in same lineup of a 4-3-3 with two CDMs and demand the back line get the ball to wingers for crosses. You’re the real heroes.

DS is finishing his first month at a new club and imagine that, soccer is more than 1v1s and scrimmaging

A question - are what is described above effective youth soccer tactics from a results perspective? Also is it wrong to emphasize tactics and have some core tactics and formation?

Example- I coached kids to send the ball to the sideline on goalkicks, and then the defender tries to clear down the sideline. I have a big kicker as the right defender for this, so now we are on offense. Or I have a big kicker as the goalie who bypassed the defender.
This is all pointless skills wise, as teams focus on maintaining possession and pass the ball around in the back to advance the ball.

In rec at the lower grades, the other teams tended to have at least one goalie or team that would have trouble, and we scored off of their goal kicks, while on our own the ball is gone to their side real quick. I had a player nearly pass out just running back and forth trying to intercept the goalie's plays, not getting a break where they actually clear the ball.