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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oh look, a CESA parent was nice enough to record last weekends game for us.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-1iTJe2JYk[/youtube]

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Pretty awful to watch all the way around. Do girls just not work on technical skills that much after U11s/U12?  A couple of decent players but I guess this is where top boys soccer begins to look totally different than top girls soccer. [/quote]

Just remember they are all young and still developing. They do not work on technical skill much at practice before u11/u12 or after. They tell you technical work is done outside of practice. There is a big emphasis on strength and conditioning. You do have some skilled girls but when you mixed in the one still developing technically(or not working on technical skills) it can really slow down speed of play.

It’s kind of a self perpetuating cycle. The over all lack of technical skills/vision means slower speed of play- holding the ball too long, dribbling in to pressure, bad touches, bad passes, turnovers when pressured, etc. This slows down the game and creates 50/50 balls when the team should easily have maintained possession. The slower speed of play allows fast and physical players to have a greater impact on the game. The fast physical player can close space, make contact and push the other player off the ball. They also win the 50/50 balls(see speed of play). There are a lot more fast physical players vs fast technical players. So coaches select those type of players. Some of the technical players actually stop playing at this age because it is not fun but frustrating for them.

A high speed of play means the ball is off the player’s foot with an accurate pass to space or to another player before the other teams player can close and make contact. This is usually one to two touches or holding the ball for 1-3 seconds. The game is less physical when the speed of play is high. [/quote]

Of course they should not do technical in practice. I don’t see that on top boys teams after U10, if at all. But I would expect them to work on it - a lot more outside of practice, or for selections to focus more on players with better first touch, ambidexterity, and considerably better passing accuracy and weight. [/quote]

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