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[quote=Anonymous]As a coach, at earlier ages , U9-U11, the first few weeks of practice I will penny the players up into two teams and let them sort themselves out positionally for scrimmages.  It will start off pretty chaotic, but players will eventually gravitate into defensive or offensive positions.  After getting a good baseline, we will start to assign positions and see how the players respond.  Does the natural centerback gravitate back into a defensive position or will they push forward?  Will they play in front of the defensive line if assigned a midfield position or will they drop back behind the D-line?  Same for offensive leaning players.  Will they push forward when placed on defensive or will they stay put.  You can pretty quickly sort out the players tendencies.

As with most coaches, first I try to identify the strongest centerback pairing, then the 6, then the 10, then the 9 and then fill in the remaining positions.  During the season, players will rotate and play multiple positions, but every coach will try to identify his/her strongest starting line up.

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