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The biggest problem I have with youth coaching in Australia is the fact that at the junior levels you get coaches who have never played the game and who don't know a thing about coaching. I know from my experience in my local comp you get coaches who come in and just look for the players who are the biggest or the fastest and treat the kids who may not be the best physically but have the tecnique, and then you get coaches who aren't even willing to acknowledge technique.
I know from coaching my sisters AA Ladies team. They aren't the biggest group of girls but playing football wise are the best in the comp. It's just a shame they get over run by teams who are taught to be overly physical from a very young age.
That being said I also hate this idea that at a young kid we should be taking kids who are able to beat a whole team and score. I personally would rather a kid who can play football and can bass the ball and read the game than a player who can dribble thriugh the whole team and is a hog.
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