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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote] Any system that invests a lot of time early in concepts that are not age appropriate is poorly designed and likely to fail. With regard to the Alexandria approach, is this something they just made up or has some reputable third party validated the approach?[/quote]

The possession-based approach is used by teams in professional soccer - for example, by Barcelona.  Certainly not all teams.   But, it is not something that Alexandria made up.

In terms of whether it is developmentally appropriate to teach this system, the system itself is not that complicated in theory.   Any kids U9 and up should be able to grasp the general idea.  However, it can be difficult to implement, because it involves making judgment calls (can I move up the pitch or do I need to pass backwards?  Is this particular pass in the area near my goal too risky?).  But, some of the way of learning this is making mistakes.  When the kids are younger, they will often lose, especially against teams that kick it long.

And again, no matter how well you learn and implement it, if you are outmatched by much faster and more athletic opponents, it'll be difficult.

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I don’t think this is about the possession system, every club teaches that and has been teaching that for a decade (they just don’t market it like Alexandria). It’s about wasting valuable development time by teaching systems at U9 - something that seems to be unique to Alexandria. FWIW, using Barcelona’s system to validate a U9 approach is a bit of an apple to oranges comparison and I hope parents don’t fall for that line. But back to the debate of age appropriate, who has established that U9 players ‘should be able to grasp the general idea’? Was this Alexandria Staff? Was this pediatric psychologist? It seems that if this was a validated approach it would be adopted by more clubs. [/quote]

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