Anonymous wrote:thanks for the responses for far. it's mainly from the mid-players who aren't passing to him. i think they get in the habit of passing to a player closest to them or to their preferred side, versus scanning the whole (wide) field. i will suggest these tips to him.

This is the coaches job to teach your midfielders as to how to properly distribute the ball.

thanks for the responses for far. it's mainly from the mid-players who aren't passing to him. i think they get in the habit of passing to a player closest to them or to their preferred side, versus scanning the whole (wide) field. i will suggest these tips to him.

Is your child not getting the ball from the middle or from the wingbacks or both?

Winger, forwards, 7/11, whatever you wants to call them....they are your attack. Normally they are players that are explosive with the ball and are 1v1 type of kids. A mature team also knows that you may start at the 11, but during game play you can quickly find yourself moving to the 9. It's a fun position if you have a strong midfield that can hit the through balls, remember that you generally don't past straight north which leads me to believe you guys need help in ball distribution because the wings are where you generally build the attack.

Does he play winger in mid-field or back?

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't sound like you have a very good team. If you had a strong 10/8, they should be playing it wide a lot on the attack. If the ball is staying in the middle a lot, you aren't stretching the field. How is his movement without the ball, he needs to create options.

I was about to write similar things. Start by looking at the central midfield fielder(s.) What is going on with them? Who are they passing to if not your child? Their job is to distribute the ball and it usually goes back and forth from the middle to wings and back to middle and back to the wings.

Last question is very important. Is your DC creating an appropriate opening for the pass or hiding behind the other team's defenders? Is he moving a lot when he's not in possession of the ball to try to give his teammates options?

The players down the center will usually get the ball more than a winger by design but he should be getting the ball plenty if he's getting open. DC is U12 but the wingers on both sides get the ball a lot even though one of them is not the strongest on the team. The kids in the center treat everyone equally nonetheless. Does your team have one good striker or one very good winger and they just keep passing to those kids even if others are in a better position? If so that's a bad strategy and your coach should fix that.

Doesn't sound like you have a very good team. If you had a strong 10/8, they should be playing it wide a lot on the attack. If the ball is staying in the middle a lot, you aren't stretching the field. How is his movement without the ball, he needs to create options.

Anonymous wrote:my DS for the most part, plays winger. he is on the smaller side compared to the rest of his team. he's not bottom of the barrel, prob middle/top middle of the pack. he's confident on the ball and can keep possession, etc.
his issue is, his team doesn't pass to him as much as they could, when he's wide open.
any tips to help him with this, other than calling for the ball, raising his hand?

Be very vocal. Also, get the mix to aid with defense. Otherwise, just sounds like the life of a wing.

Hilarious clip and so true in my DS’ games also. He does cut in a lot when he notices teammates are not looking out to the wing to pass. Coach said this was just fine

Anonymous wrote:Which side does he play...a lot boys and girls can pass to one side. I call it the Zoolander.

So true!
he plays both sides, but much worse when on left side.

U13

Which side does he play...a lot boys and girls can pass to one side. I call it the Zoolander.

Are you the coach? If not, stay in your lane.

What age?

my DS for the most part, plays winger. he is on the smaller side compared to the rest of his team. he's not bottom of the barrel, prob middle/top middle of the pack. he's confident on the ball and can keep possession, etc.
his issue is, his team doesn't pass to him as much as they could, when he's wide open.
any tips to help him with this, other than calling for the ball, raising his hand?