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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]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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The argumentative poster is nuts and doesn't know what he is talking about. As you say, all of the young players have many, many things they need to work on.  The truth is that most coaches judge quality of play based on size, speed, and strength.  Who is exhibiting better quality of play at U9?  Is it the little kid who dribbles past two opponents and then, when under pressure, sends a pass to his teammate that doesn't quite make it there because it wasn't strong enough?  Or the big fast kid who just  keeps running straight ahead, kicking the ball and running after it and letting a blistering shot go from anywhere on the field, regardless of where teammates are and regardless of whether the shot as any chance of going in?  I guarantee you that the latter kid is the one getting more minutes 8 times out of 10.Chances are, he will score a goal, probably more often than the kid who passed.  "Quality" is usually more developed physically and those are the players given more playing time at many clubs.

The funny thing is that those "quality" kids actually take away game touches from every player on the team because of poor first touches and impossible shots with the wrong body position. But they don't get pulled or have minutes reduced like the physically less developed kids.  The lesson the kids receive is that the big kid is "really good" and that the bench kid isn't as good unless a coach tells them otherwise.

Ultimately, some of the big kids pan out, but many do not.[/quote]

Exactly, they all have things to work on.  No one is demonstrating savant, professional grade soccer.  So let them all play.  And if you want them watch how it's done, assign a professional match to watch.  My kids' coaches did.  It's also a better viewpoint to learn those lessons from.  That's actually why the DA requires filming:  so players can study it. [/quote]

Size is temporary. But small kids still need to learn how to play against bigger kids. That, like everything else takes time. Getting blown up in a game consistently doesn't help a kid. [/quote]

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