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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]EDIT: Possession is great for defense and the ball can be FASTER than any player, ball handling or creativity. Superior passing/tactics can negate size, athleticism/direct play. What makes teams the best is when they have both.
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Teams don't get scouted or recruited for higher levels

Players do

Passing as tactics is for the scoreboard.
Your kid's U10 wins a game with tactics and nobody can dribble or has decent touch and can't beat a defender 1v1
Hooray

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This is an interesting argument.  Ball control and comfort with the ball are certainly important at any age, but I would NOT dismiss passing and receiving as a worthwhile training endeavor at young ages.  As the kids get older and the levels get higher, very few players can get away with trying to dribble out of trouble and/or attack with long dribbling runs.  Ironically, maybe, only the most athletic kids can depend on this.  Practicing passing at a young age also means practicing receiving.  By U15/U16 at the higher levels, where defenders are fast, strong, and skilled, the most important attributes for most position players are first touch, turns, moving without the ball, and passing to feet.  I don't see how working on these things as early as possible would be bad.  And I don't buy that they are easily learned later.  If you've trained solely dribbling and 1v1s until U13 you're going to be behind.  [/quote]

The problem is, people see the passing/possession of Barcelona, Ajax and Man City etc not realizing all their players have high individual technical skills and can beat people 1v1 
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Here is the problem with youth soccer.  Coaches only have an hour to an hour and a half per practice with their teams.  If they focus their attention on individual skills, their teams will likely get blown out of games (and then parents complain about losing).  If they focus on winning, they will teach direct ball (and then parents complain about lack of development).  If they try to teach a combination of skills and collective tactics, they will teach possession (and then parents will complain about both).[/quote]

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