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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^Wow. I don't think it is that serious. I will say, I think a BIG factor with any player is the environment at home and among the other players. The OP mentioned that the players work on skills at home. That and the fact that the parents seem to know the game pretty well, and seem to be fans helps a lot for those kids to learn the details of why they play that way. A lot of kids just do not have parents that are real fans of the game. I also suspect the group has been together for a long time, and that helps. I don't know, but I suspect that with a lot of teams that chemistry is a factor. So a team with more rotation during play and players coming and going over seasons have a hard time. Again, just guessing....

Either way good job coach and players![/quote]

I'm the OP.  My son worked with a coach (years ago now) who also taught the kids to play in a similar style to this.  The coaches who want to teach kids to play this way will emphasize technical skills over athelticism in their own teaching and at tryouts.  And it is certainly true that home environment can play a role in the rate at which kids develop those skills.  That said - there were also kids on my son's teams who did not have that background.

As far as how long the team needs to be together - it's definitely true that these kids have learned a lot about soccer - and this style of play won't work unless the whole team is playing the same way.  So you cannot just hold try-outs, assemble a team and expect them to start playing this way immediately.  On the other hand - provided they have a base level of technical skill - it typically takes two to three months for the kids to really start to "get it".  A good coach can have a team playing very well in 5-6 months.  Given that it's this early in the season I'm guessing that this team hasn't changed much since last year - but it doesn't have to have been together for years.[/quote]

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