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[quote=Anonymous]We didn't see any significant change in practice schedules overall but some drills started to fade away to be replaced by others more suited to the style of play at that age. Stretching became more important and was extended with a few more drills and a more significant warm-down was added as well.

Where we did U10/U11 the biggest change was a larger pitch side and an added player (not sure what the rules are here--we lived overseas). At U11 some of the taller more physical boys started to come into their own with more space to run on a longer field. Some of our more technical (but smaller) players lost the advantage of being scrunched together on a smaller pitch and being able to make plays and instead were forced into running races that they often lost.

As such our practices started to see more running based "north - south" type of attacks (and defending against) vs. the more horizontal kind of play they did at U10s. We played on a strong possession-style team so these through balls and breakaways were a new addition based on some of our players' abilities to really stretch the game. FWIW our U11s and U12s played on the same sized pitch, but U12s had an extra man which slowed the game back down a bit with a bit more of a crowd. [/quote]

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