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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's up with all these clubs u12 playing 11x11 1 year ahead of time? Don't kids would get more from playing on the tight 9x9 field format? Seems counter productive.[/quote]

In my opinion there are at least two factors:

1) everybody else is doing it, so teams and players feel forced to start getting used to 11v11 in the Spring. If they don't, they will be at a disadvantage for at least the first two months in the Fall.

2) With the exception of some bigger fields, 9v9 is too small at U12. The kids are bigger and there is no space, which can make the game too physical. The keepers can punt the ball from box to box and so the game can turn into a kickball contest and increase the frequency of headers, which is not desirable at this age.[/quote]

Agree with #1 which is FOMO.

On #2 as long as teams use the box box 9x9 field and not the half field (7x7) that should be better than the 11x11 field for development. Seems a good way to pass on small technical player and recruit the better athletes.[/quote]

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