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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've seen this, too.  Yes, sometimes you get a kid who only wants to camp out in front of the goal or refuses to play anywhere else.

One coach put the ball hog (older than 7 but can't remember exact age) in goal.  You want to be out there all the time?  OK, play goal.  The kid was throwing a fit because he couldn't score.

He would not pass, and would take the ball from his team mate.  He sat and pouted in goal, wouldn't even try to stop the ball.

The coach suggested that he not come back until he was ready to play soccer and not just score goals.  His incentive?  $10 per goal, and he was saving for whatever gaming unit.[/quote]

Again, so what, he is camping and not getting valuable touches that are more important. As a coach you should understand that the goals are not the objective at this age, the touches are so rewarding at this age to score is counter productive. Just talk to the parents and explain that at some point there will be a rule called "offside" and that camping out will not be a way to score anymore, that footwork and eventually passing will be the only way to score.

Since the goals in U Littles mean nothing try your best to de-emphasize goals and scores and reward soccer moves with patches or lollipops or whatever. [/quote]

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