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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Back to soccer thoughts for a min.  What is your take on lop sided scoring.  I was having this debate with another parent about what should happen when one team dominates the other.

Do you keep playing your game and score or do you start pulling players, force extra touches, etc.  Our coach rotated players around, moving the goalie into Midfield, striker onto defense, etc.  I'm ok with that, but my thought was if you start to force too many touches it starts to unteach the style of play that is taught during practice.   If the scores really don't count at the younger ages, then keep playing your game and let players experience other positions on the field.

Thoughts?[/quote]

We have been on both sides of slaughters with our kids, and I've come to the conclusion that it's not worth it for the better team to bend over backwards to try to minimize the score.  For sure the coach should do the simple things like rotating players into positions they've never played before, but beyond that I think both teams should simply play their best the way they've been taught, unless the coaches confer and agree on a different approach.  The key is for the parents and kids on the dominant team not to celebrate, and for parents on the losing team to accept that sometimes you are just facing an unstoppable opponent and treat it like a clinic.

My son's U9 team was completely outclassed this weekend (I think the final score was 9-1), but it was actually his best performance.  After a few minutes of being discombobulated by the avalanche of goals, he stepped up, ran down their best strikers, and tackled the ball much more effectively than usual and probably prevented at least 3 or 4 goals.  It was a great learning experience.  It was also a wake-up call for the team, since they've done well in all their other games.  Now they know there is a level much higher than where they currently are, and they have something to work toward.  [/quote]

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