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[quote=Anonymous]I wonder about this a lot.  My son is a U11 at a club (not Alexandria) that plays a "possession style." They do not, however, spend any time at practice on tactics, per se.  They practice 3 times a week and very rarely play full field scrimmages (sometimes at the end of one practice, and mostly for fun).  The season matches are 9v9 but practices concentrate on 3v3 or fewer.  Most of the time is spent on individual skill, passing and receiving, turns, moving into space, playing quickly, etc.  When they play 3v3, they are short games (often one possession) with hands-on coaching encouraging quick decisions.  This year's winter training is on tennis courts.

I was recently discussing with some parents another club that teaches specific formations and tactics in addition to individual and small side work.  Folks are satisfied with their training as well.  I think, at age 10, I'm happy to have my son concentrate on learning individual skill, pass execution, playing quickly with teammates, and moving into space more generally.  I'm sure the team results suffer a bit, but my feeling is that individual skill will translate to any style more than learning a specific system would.    [/quote]

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