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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Punting is a great tactic in possession soccer. When the other team is pressing a direct punt can serve as a great through ball to midfield where there is space.

Keeper distribution in possession soccer is about maintaining possession, not just playing from the back. Think of the keeper as a quarterback, what matters most is completion percentage when it comes to distribution. Turnovers are bad.

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At th U9-U12 age it’s ridiculous.  Tiny field and the big keeper punts it into the other box.  Don’t get me wrong, I had a kid play striker that loved this because he could score a ton of goals, but it really wasn’t teaching a 10-year old anything.

Remember the context of this thread.  Development at the 10/11/12 year old ages.

Unfortunately, the USMNT leaves 50-50 balls with this tactic that they can’t win.[/quote]

The issue is that parents that see a punt and think "Direct Soccer" are unaware what direct soccer is. It depends on the situation. The play from the back push is absolutely a good thing. Teams should not be blindly punting the ball down the field. Nor should field players be kicking the ball blindly towards the other goal. That's direct soccer and I completely agree it's bad at this age.

If you want to develop a good goalkeeper, they need to learn distribution. Goalkeepers should play to space. Job #1 is to keep possession. If you are familiar with Geggenpressing or any pressing tactic, some teams will put forwards and midfielders on every player near the keeper. Or the keeper may make a save and the other team is playing high leaving a big gap at midfield. If the keeper then forces the ball to a player near them that is well covered, that's not possession soccer.

If you want to judge a keeper - don't count the punts. Count the turnovers. That's what matters, especially at 11/12/13.  
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