Thank you Rich for your comments to Teri. I too coach an U10 boys team and
think that your comments will be very helpful. We play our first game this
coming Thursday.

Trish

Matrisha A. Johnson
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Bourley [SMTP:richard@...]
> Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 9:19 AM
> To: Good-Bad-Ugly@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Good, Bad and Ugly (about Soccer)] please help
>
> TERI.............you need a lot of help
> I run a team of 10/11 year olds, we are playing the final this week. I
> played at a high level for years. If I can help........
>
> First.....11 players only!........then find out who can run fast......they
> are the wide players ( wingers)........who is strong and
> confident......they
> are defenders. 1 playmaker sits in the middle of the team and they are the
> best passer of the ball. If you have kids who wont come back and defend,
> they only want to score......don't fight it, let them. The formation that
> works best for me is 3 4 3
> 3 defenders, 4 close midfield, and 3 attackers, 2 are wide left and fight
> and they can run fast.
> You will not often see a pro team play like this but it works great for
> kids.
> Get them to socialise...they will pass to each other if they like each
> other. I have written about 30 pages of help for othet coaches here ( in
> London), but it is not a book and i give it free to help. If I can be of
> more help then i am happy to send you bits of info at a time to get your
> team winning ( where do you play?)...........
> The first thing you might want to try is this....and it is funamental to
> playing good football.
>
> STAMP ON THE ANT!
>
> line the kids up opposite each other. they will pass to each other only
> touching the ball ( with their foot) once. ONE TOUCH PASSING
>
>
> TEACH THIS.....
> There is an ant standing right in front of the ball, poking his tongue out
> at you......stamp your foot down on him hard ( he is wearing a crash
> helmet,
> so he will be alright)..Don't wait for the ball to come to you, kick the
> ball with the instep( FLAT INSIDE) of your foot while it it just in front
> of
> you. Your knees are in line , your toes are pointing foreward on you
> standing foot, and if you are right footed, they are pointing directly
> right
> on your kicking foot. Stamp hard on the ant as the ball comes to you.
> The effect is a back spin pass which is easy to direct and doesn't require
> an extra touch. Some kids will be able to do it straight away. Others will
> get it in a few weeks. It doesn't give the players on the other team time
> to
> tackle you so its a safe way of playing. You can practice without the ball
> at home or with just two kids goig backwards and forwards.....see how long
> they can keep it up before it goes wrong. If you put 2 rows opposite each
> other to begin with...it will always go to someone. If they say the name
> of
> who they are passing to you can see who is directing the ball well and who
> isnt.
>
> HAVE A GO....ITS FUN
> If I can be of any more help.....rather than sifting through books.....i
> am
> happy to help......I retired very young so i have time for the things i
> enjoy.
>
> GOOD LUCK
> RICH
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Teri Munden <tmunden47170@...>
> To: Good-Bad-Ugly@yahoogroups.com <Good-Bad-Ugly@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Monday, April 09, 2001 1:37 AM
> Subject: [Good, Bad and Ugly (about Soccer)] please help
>
>
> >im a new coach for a co-ed 7-9 youth soccer team. i
> >know the basics, and i've heard of half and full backs
> >but i'm not sure how to place them on the field. does
> >anyone know where i can get a diagram of how to place
> >my players on the field. we can have 7 but no more
> >than 11 on the field at one time. thankyou for any
> >help you can give me.
> >
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