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Post by paterfamilias on Jun 23, 2018 12:37:52 GMT -5
www.bbc.com/sport/football/27827569Probably the key part is this: "Secondly, youth teams were no longer to focus on results. Sablon commissioned a study into youth football that saw 1,500 matches filmed and studied. One of the key findings was that too much emphasis was being placed on winning and not enough on developing players. It was win at all costs and that was costing Belgium. Sablon even went as far as ensuring under-seven and under-eight teams did not have league tables. "Results went out of the window," Sablon said. "The objective of the youth teams was no longer to win games, it was to develop players. It was not easy, I was personally attacked in the press and by people in the Belgium federation." Which has been discussed here many times and we know would never fly here in 'Murica. Still I like the focus
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Post by soccerfan30 on Jun 23, 2018 14:44:24 GMT -5
In most of these countries that de-emphasize results and focus on development the common thread is the parents aren't driving the ship, the clubs and associations are footing the bill. Here in the US coaches and parents are complicit in the problem, we live in an immediate gratification society. Most parents aren't patient and won't allow a coach years to develop a team, if you aren't winning the better players will go elsewhere. Development and winning aren't mutually exclusive but you have to be allowed to fail before you can succeed.
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Post by Soccerhouse on Jun 23, 2018 16:01:38 GMT -5
Would be nice to see more details.
Small sided age groups. What age do the kids go 11v11. No brakes or standings all the way to u19? The article mentions once a kid plays up on a national team they don’t go back down. Is this also true for club teams?
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