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We have paid $ for other kid at a top club where they just basically scrimmaged the entire practice and the coach played in the scrimmage too. There was no purpose to the practices and the Coach was so into beating the players that he didn't even instruct or do any 'coaching'.

As a parent, it's worth sticking around once in a while to see where the $3-5k you are spending is going.[/quote]

I agree with this, you should stick around to see what you are paying for sometimes.  We had a coach who believed in scrimmaging constantly, but it seemed like a lack of preparation on his part.  The kids could play though.  However, they were easily beaten my teams who spent time practicing team discipline with lots of positioning drills.    However, at U8-U10 lots of scrimmaging and footwork is acceptable.  At U11-U13, there should be a heavier emphasis on fitness, team shape, passing and movement off the ball and discipline.    It's hard to say what perfect looks like.  But a club should have a deliberate plan for all coaches, so one coach doesn't accidentally derail the success and development.  I have 1 technical day with rotating coaches, 1 fitness and team work day for the academy and 1 team pure day prepping for the weekend games coming up.  This is at U11.[/quote]

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