Came across this quote
"The two most difficult skills in soccer that can take a lifetime to master, are 1v1 attacking play and finishing (not shooting, they are two different things). It's much easier to master the possession oriented passing game... but not at the younger ages!
But here's the trick – we teach it backwards. We start off with tactics and passing but mentally, it's the opposite. It's a lot easier for kids to understand 1v1 play than it is the complexity of the team passing game."
Learning 1V1 play or team passing at younger ages. U8 - U12. Which is the correct route? Thoughts and opinions welcome.
"The two most difficult skills in soccer that can take a lifetime to master, are 1v1 attacking play and finishing (not shooting, they are two different things). It's much easier to master the possession oriented passing game... but not at the younger ages!
But here's the trick – we teach it backwards. We start off with tactics and passing but mentally, it's the opposite. It's a lot easier for kids to understand 1v1 play than it is the complexity of the team passing game."
Learning 1V1 play or team passing at younger ages. U8 - U12. Which is the correct route? Thoughts and opinions welcome.