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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So many people think playing out of the back is possession style. Many teams including Alexandria play out of the back quite a bit. Possession style pretty much ends there. As the ball crosses midfield the game becomes a race to the goal. Sure there are some passes but almost always forward passes not really possession style.[/quote]

Some teams play the way you describe.  But not all by any means.  I just came across this today.  Worth watching the first ten minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9YN2CrCf2E&feature=youtu.be

There's a good example starting at 2.15 where the midfielder dribbles the ball across the half way line.  First he looks to his right where the winger is making a run and signaling for the ball - he decides its not on (I'm not sure that was the right decision - but the point is he knows there is a decision to make) and looks inside.  Again he decides that there isn't a good opportunity so pulls the ball back to rebuild.  There's another example starting at 8.25.

None of my DC have ever played for Sterling - I have absolutely no connection to the club - but looking at the first ten minutes of this match it would definitely be on my list of clubs to send a promising youngster.

These - by the way - are nine year olds.  And Sterling is not a destination club - so I doubt they're getting exceptional athletes or even the cream of the local crop - these are just regular kids benefiting from being taught well in a system where all the kids are challenged to develop.[/quote]

I totally agree (and am an Alexandria parent).  Sterling has a couple of excellent coaches as I have noted elsewhere on these boards.  [/quote]

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