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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s overrated now. Teams should play much more directly with balls over the top.[/quote]

Clearly a post written to spark a debate, probably for the contrary point. But I will take the bait...

It is proven that there is a direct correlation between touch rate and player development rate in youth football.  The more a player touches the ball, the better chance they have at improving as a player.  If you play a direct style of football at young ages, like a lot of teams in our area do, you are by default, hurting the kids chances of becoming better players and reaching higher levels of the game because the touch rate for the players decreases dramatically. Players who have played mostly direct soccer in their youth clubs have a ceiling in terms of the levels they can achieve because their skills just won't be able to keep up because they haven't been on the ball enough to make decisions with it or manipulate it under pressure.  Sure, will direct football win games?  Yes of course.  It is the fastest way to the goal.  But if you're focused on youth development, and developing pro players , direct football is the killer of that.

Yes, kids need a tactical understanding of the game as they get older for sure.  But with playing direct football you're also killing that understanding because they don't know how to move without the ball either (just run fast and hard).  When players are pros or older, they play whatever the system requires.  If you have only played direct football your entire life, you won't know any other way of playing and you're immediately less valuable of a player. Direct football is the easiest to teach and the quickest way to get results with players that don't know what they are doing or lack skill.  If you're saavy about football don't let any youth coach tell you direct football is good for your son or daughter.  It isn't. [/quote]

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