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[quote=Anonymous]I used to coach at Alexandria. Very organized club with pretty strict adherence to their curriculum plan. On one hand it made sure everyone was training the same way, on the other it limited your ability to tailor your sessions to fit your team's developmental needs. What worked well for the "top" team, didn't necessarily work for the lower teams when it came to addressing their deficiencies.

I felt there was a huge over reliance on pattern and tactical play at the lower ages. Many times I saw 8 and 9 year olds learning how to play out of the back by standing in a shape and passing a ball with no pressure for 20+ minutes for multiple sessions... poor kids were bored out of their minds.

Once you get pass the u-littles it's easy to see that their teams have a system of play engrained into them by the curriculum. Again as a pro, it means players can generally fit into and get used to moving up or down a team within the club fairly easily. However, as a coach I found this play method to be entirely too predictable and lacking in creativity and tactical options. I loved coaching against them as I knew exactly how they were going to approach the game, and they really struggled when forced to play a different way.

As others have mentioned there is 0 emphasis on technical exercises, and while futsal certainly helps and is great for players of any age in my opinion, it's no substitute for dedicated skill practice, which Alexandria expects you to get on your own.[/quote]

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