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Author: Kevin Middleton⭐🔥 Date: Category: Likes: 0 URL: https://www.skool.com/coachingacademy/opposed-v-unopposed-exercises

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Sean Ancheta

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Sean Ancheta • Apr 13I have never used unopposed practices before but I can see the benefits it may bring especially to a team of players who are not that experienced. Starting with unopposed exercises to show the players how things should look like and then introducing opponents. It would help those players who are visual-kinetic learners to see and move around the field. It will give them a pattern to remember.I can see this helping out tactically in a game when as a coach you need to change things up. Having perh… See more1Reply

Sean Ancheta

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Sean Ancheta • Apr 13I have never used unopposed practices before but I can see the benefits it may bring especially to a team of players who are not that experienced. Starting with unopposed exercises to show the players how things should look like and then introducing opponents. It would help those players who are visual-kinetic learners to see and move around the field. It will give them a pattern to remember.I can see this helping out tactically in a game when as a coach you need to change things up. Having perh… See more1Reply

Sean Ancheta

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Sean Ancheta • Apr 13I have never used unopposed practices before but I can see the benefits it may bring especially to a team of players who are not that experienced. Starting with unopposed exercises to show the players how things should look like and then introducing opponents. It would help those players who are visual-kinetic learners to see and move around the field. It will give them a pattern to remember.I can see this helping out tactically in a game when as a coach you need to change things up. Having perh… See more1Reply

Kevin Middleton⭐🔥

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Kevin Middleton⭐🔥 • Apr 13 (edited)@Sean Ancheta Hi Sean, great feedback. I think a blend is required, especially for younger players.Some coaches just want to throw players of varying experiences into games and watch the players who already have a higher football age dominate the ball. The ones who have just started playing or haven’t been playing for long hardly touch the ball, which leads to a slower development rate.This statement is all experience led - it’s what I’ve seen on the pitch in the environments I’ve been in. I’m a… See more1Reply