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[quote=Anonymous]No, if a kid is making the same mistakes under pressure, making poor decisions in a game they should not be in the game because those things cannot be corrected in game. They can be addressed in practice and over time those things improve.

Again, not every kid is ready for game pressure and that can be very destructive to confidence and reinforces bad habits. If the problems are first touch, well getting 2 maybe 3 touches every five minutes in a game is not nearly as developmentally productive as a high tempo practice with rondos or other touch heavy drills. A player who needs to develop first touch will get more touches in five minutes of practice then they would in a full soccer game.

Games offer more information to the coach about what needs to be worked on during practice.

But until you seriously question what your player needs to improve you are hardly in the best position to judge how they are actually being coached.

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All of that can be addressed during the game.  It is the best time to address it, because then the kids can work on it -- wait for it -- in the game under game conditions.  Games are practices too.  It is a place to continue to try and work on things that were worked on team practices.  There are exactly zero games at 9 and 10 which are important to win so playing a weaker player another 5-10 minutes in a game is not going to be an issue at all -- unless the coach makes it one.

As far as 9 and 10 year olds and improvements -- they need to get better at everything.  They're 9 and 10. They do nothing perfectly, and almost nothing particularly well.  Seriously -- you are arguing that playing a 9 year old in a game for 30 minutes instead of 20 minutes will negatively affect his mental performance in the sport?  Really?  That's what you want to argue?  Take a step back.

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