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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is a choice between winning or developing.  
To develop a creative player with vision and a team with vision within possession
You need to let them experience the patterns of play over and over so they come to recognize 
The different patterns and opportunities. 
Possession with intent is an exceptional style that requires technical and vision to play 
It requires knowledge and courage to coach it.

Our team took the challenge at U9 and U10 and at U11 it was almost unfair the way our team 
could play at a basic possession level, the keys being they were able to receive across body, use first touch from pressure, possess under pressure, look up,
make decisions, and play with vision of where the second pass should go or come from.

Our team consistently beats teams now that are twice our size.  
Without possession we would get beat down still.  
Most refs note our play and are correct that the next step is speed of play.

Possession requires a long term commitment that most are not willing or able to make 
Barca can do it.   Not every one else knows how or can commit to it.

Very few in the US even understand the basics: it is not really about passing it just looks like that, 
It is about creating and exploiting space.

If you have Abby Wambach or Alec Morgan then yeah let Rapinoe blast it in from the left wing all day

But watching Tobin Heath take on 2 defenders and draw them out to create space for a nice cross on the ground 
Is really possession at its best.

To each their own, the past and the future both have their place in the game [/quote]

Impressive. What team is this?[/quote]

No mystery if we are talking boys U12. Hard to tell which gender. [/quote]

Although I am fine sharing our team philosophy, regrettably I don’t share our team identity on this forum as it merely invites discord and 
detraction for a youth team.

Again it is a choice about winning or development as a priority.  Success is important to player development of character, creativity, technical competence and vision.  part of that is winning or competing in games.   It is a tough balance.   Players need to be comfortable in taking risks.  And coaches need to likewise be able to take risks to develop players over immediate gratification.   When a defender correctly passes back to the keeper or across the goal as a solution rather than lose the ball to 2 attackers high pressing them or just kicking the ball long from pressure, often mistakes are made and are costly, parents cringe and players can become fearful.  To succeed teaching possession you really need a commitment.

So you really have to ask yourself what do you want from your team/coach: 
- to develop strong fast players technically to win by force and determination
- to develop character and mentally strong players
- to develop cognitive players who visualize and anticipate the game with confidence and courage 
to execute that play

Ideally you are trying for all 3.   In reality the third part is the most important to develop in all players in a teaching environment 
And they can work on their own on technical and physical.

To the OP question: it’s the wrong question, physical style may always overcome possession style but there is a point in time (inexact) where it is 
Too late to teach possession style and get in the repetitions to develop the recognition of patterns and add creativity on top.  Maybe too late is too harsh and I should say very hard.   Messi is great because of his vision, he is on dead legs right now if you look at the decline in his speed and runs. He is playing on vision now more than physical.   A remarkable thing.   Same as Rooney coming to MLS guy was playing on anticipation and vision that year and dead legs.

Nothing wrong with direct play and it can provide a similar result for youth development for what they get out of sports.   For anyone interested in goin as far as possible in soccer now though you need to learn the modern game as it is played.

And the answer to OP question really should be: when do see your players mental side of the game overtaking their physical ?

Good luck to all.  We are all on the same side of development just different approaches and even beliefs and that is good otherwise it would be a very stagnant and boring game [/quote]

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