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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think most American parents don't even really know what true 'possession' soccer is.

If a team has a few passes 1-3 pass strings--they think the kids are 'passing well'.  They think that means they are playing possession.

Then, they have the backs or keeper boot it out of the back.  There is no 'taking time' and teaching other options because it is 'too risky' to lose a game at U9/10/11/12---then you wouldn't have as many gotsoccer points.

There is a lot of inconsistency.  Other than Alexandria, I really don't know any other travel Club that has a 'philosophy and curriculum'.  The coaches are trained how to implement possession.  We looked at a lot of Clubs.

Most Clubs just hire coaches and let them do their own thing.  Since the coaches change year-to-year and sometimes mid-year there is zero consistency or building on concepts.  In the crucial development years you have kids that have coaches that contradict each other fairly consistently.

It's good to learn from different coaches, yes.  But, it's very confusing for young kids starting out to be told different things about where to move on the field, etc.[/quote]

BRYC (on the girls' side at least) has a philosophy and a curriculum - some teams execute better than others but they are coached to play possession style, and kids with good technical/foot skills are valued.  The 03s and 06s are current good examples.  Over the years, they've had relatively low turnover of their key staff, there is consistency in approach from coach to coach (with only a few exceptions in my experience), and especially at the younger ages, do not value winning over learning to play the right way.  [/quote]

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