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[quote=Anonymous]I just love when they finally get to the age when they stop apologizing for knocking into each other!  :D  When they are young it's so ingrained to be polite and they get a lot of pushback for being physical. And then at some point around when puberty kicks in, so does the natural aggression, and it's lovely to see them throw off the "nice girl" shackles and give themselves fully physically to the moment and to the game.

Which is totally different from rule-breaking, though I would rather see a yellow for an over-enthusiastic play than a player backing off prematurely.

So my advice would be to play clean, which means no intentional fouls, but also still means being fully physical and going all out. There is a difference between not fouling intentionally and risk-averse playing style that avoids fouls at too high a cost. Muscling a player off the ball, breaking contact, keeping her cool with provoked -- these are ABCs. She should be strong and determined and fierce and learn the psychological side of the game, not give an inch, not physically but also not mentally, either. [/quote]

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