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If you wanna win at U-11 just put the two biggest and fastest kids up front and hoof it..........Won't do the kids any good but you'll win and get to lord it up.

Originally Posted by Sparky***

if only there was someone on here who'd played football to a certain level who could help us.

Means jack shit that sparkles.

Originally Posted by Agent Dale Cooper

I'm not sure it's of much relevance to coaching youth, but Jonathan Wilson does some good articles on tactics. http://www.guardian.co.uk/profile/jonathanwilson he also wrote a book called Inverting the Pyramid.

I'd say to really work on their touch and movement as most English players struggle in those areas; get them to want the ball, not be afraid to keep it in tough areas.

Jonathan Wilson is a proper bore imo. Should be on here leading the shoot crew.

Kids just want to play, plenty of small sided games and keep all drills varied and short. Encouraging them to want the ball and develop good technique is a given, obviously.

One thing many coaches overlook is the range of abilities they'll be dealing with, I always set out to try and ensure that all of our kids at training get plenty of touches and don't just spend their time watching others play.

Originally Posted by forwardirektion

If you wanna win at U-11 just put the two biggest and fastest kids up front and hoof it..........Won't do the kids any good but you'll win and get to lord it up.

It's frightening how prevalent that mode of thinking is still.

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

It's frightening how prevalent that mode of thinking is still.

Lots of winners in the world carlo

Originally Posted by carlosartorial

Jonathan Wilson is a proper bore imo. Should be on here leading the shoot crew.

Kids just want to play, plenty of small sided games and keep all drills varied and short. Encouraging them to want the ball and develop good technique is a given, obviously.

One thing many coaches overlook is the range of abilities they'll be dealing with, I always set out to try and ensure that all of our kids at training get plenty of touches and don't just spend their time watching others play.

Exactly what we do. We've got 3-4 excellent players, 3-4 good players and 2 weaker ones. We make sure they all get the same time on the pitch.