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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think coaches not talking during games is such an overrated idea. U9 and U10 kids need some support. A lot of them are learning positions for the first time and don't have the space to work on that during practice. There are ways of talking to the kids that still gets them thinking... "Johnny, where are you?" rather than non-stop joystick instructions. I think the little kids NEED this.

The best coaches I have seen for the the younger age group give this sort of feedback during the games PLUS clearly have  two or three short phrases/verbal instructions that they repeat throughout the game. They don't joystick but they do use the games as opportunities for the kids to learn from their mistakes.

One of my kid's coaches at the beginning of U9, if he saw kids making a mistake, would usually throw out a question to the player to let him figure it out and fix mistake. In the meantime, he'd ask kids on the bench, what should player be doing? If the player made same mistake, coach would take him out, put in the kid who answered correctly, and have a quick conversation with the removed player on the sideline. He wasn't mean or humiliating about the lessons. I don't think the kids felt unfairly punished or anything but it was enough to get their attention. It also required a huge effort and investment on the part of the coach. 
  
Obviously most of us believe that motivating should be positive, but I think it's crucial for kids to be told they are making mistakes and learn to move on from that.[/quote]

+1. Totally agree. During practice they are training on a small portion of the field. If they don't receive coaching during the game they would never learn! The best coaches my kids have had help them to be aware of where they should be/what is going on. [/quote]

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