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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If your kid's coach is focused on 'passing' at 7-10 years old, then they're not working on 'development'.
They're playing Hot Potato.

Change coaches if you can.

The W or L alone doesn't tell a story at those ages. 
Are the kid's individual technical skills actually developing?[/quote]

I disagree.  I see a strong correlation starting as young as U10 with teams that possess the ball using passing having far better ball control, shooting and other skills than those that play kickball or just try to dribble their way to the goal.  In other words, passing is development.[/quote]

Find me a top ranked youth academy that has 'passing' as high priority in their curriculum and philosophy for Individual Development at U10.

Find me a Scout for a top level club academy that has 'passing' as a key technical skill for  recruiting a player.

You just placed kickball & dribbling in the same undesirable category. How can you be taken as knowledgeable and serious about this topic?[/quote]

If you aren't passing to your teammate then what the hell are you even doing out there?  Passing means you need to learn how to receive the ball from different directions, then immediately take control of it and see where your teammates are so you can make another pass.  It also means you need to know how to get into space.

I would love to know what YOU think should be emphasized if not passing, receiving, getting into space, and working the ball around the field?[/quote]

Touch and Control isn't passing. 
Off the ball movement is IQ, situational game awareness, not passing. 
Moving the ball around with limited touches is team tactical, not individual development. 
Body shape to receive with a first positive directional touch is technical.

Your decision of if, when, where to pass (IQ) is more important than the pass, hence the reason Decision Making is the priority then Execution.

Everyone can pass. Not all like Modric and De Bruyne, but everyone can pass.

1v1 at U10 carries the weight, not Boot It and Send It and Get Rid of it because you have neither the skills nor confidence to handle the ball.[/quote]

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