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Kevin Middleton⭐🔥
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Kevin Middleton⭐🔥 • May 29For me, I always break it down by age group like this:
- Ages 1–6: Keep it fun, fast-paced, and about the ball. Technical repetition is your friend.
- Ages 7–9: Start adding decision-making and awareness, but keep support high.
- Ages 10–12: Start layering in bigger tactical ideas, but stay focused on clarity and repetition.
But development doesn’t happen in straight lines. Some players develop early, while others take more time. Some pick up concepts quickly but need longer to refine their technique. Oth… See more1Reply
Kevin Middleton⭐🔥
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Kevin Middleton⭐🔥 • May 29For me, I always break it down by age group like this:
- Ages 1–6: Keep it fun, fast-paced, and about the ball. Technical repetition is your friend.
- Ages 7–9: Start adding decision-making and awareness, but keep support high.
- Ages 10–12: Start layering in bigger tactical ideas, but stay focused on clarity and repetition.
But development doesn’t happen in straight lines. Some players develop early, while others take more time. Some pick up concepts quickly but need longer to refine their technique. Oth… See more1Reply
Kevin Middleton⭐🔥
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Kevin Middleton⭐🔥 • May 29For me, I always break it down by age group like this:
- Ages 1–6: Keep it fun, fast-paced, and about the ball. Technical repetition is your friend.
- Ages 7–9: Start adding decision-making and awareness, but keep support high.
- Ages 10–12: Start layering in bigger tactical ideas, but stay focused on clarity and repetition.
But development doesn’t happen in straight lines. Some players develop early, while others take more time. Some pick up concepts quickly but need longer to refine their technique. Oth… See more1Reply
David Knox
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David Knox • May 29So I coach U5/6/7’s and for me it’s about lots of tag games for different movements. Ball Mastery,1v1’s and SSG’s. Making sure they get lots of touches and allowing them to play freely with some guidance.U12/13 again it’s ballwork,possession based games trying to incorporate my POP1Reply
Kevin Middleton⭐🔥
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Kevin Middleton⭐🔥 • May 29 (edited)@David Knox Cannot beat a tag game, Dave!I think I should create a cheatsheet with my favourite 8 tag games. Any contributions welcome!2Reply