Establishing a tactical training beforehand is not the real solution for the development of children. Player to 10/11 years should not be influenced tactically in order to allow them to develop a natural instinct of play. A good coach adjusts his game tactics in relation to the capacity of its players. In the regional football you can appreciate the parody that organize some coaches with a 1-4-3-3 formation. The ball moves from the base line (Fig 1) up to the 3 front players untouched by the 3 mfd. It would be interesting that the coaches understand that this tactic should not be played vertically. (Kick n' pray) Regardless of the player's age is essentially the control of the ball. More than the elementary tactics is the communication between players with the ball. The ability of controlling the ball gives you the ability of controlling the game. Whatever your tactic may be.


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