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Entries Tagged ‘u10-soccer’

The Storm Dissipates

This is a post that’s LONG overdue, but I honestly couldn’t bring myself to write it when I should have in July 2007. So bear with my procrastination as I take a small trip down memory lane about a U10 Rec team I had the honor of coaching and that I will always remember. This [...]

U10: To Call Offside Or Not…

USYS recommends not calling offsides in U10 due to the short field (60 yds) and the inability of the players to understand it. Yet many leagues still call it. What is the right ‘call’?

Tournament Update

My U10 team came off their outstanding win in the quarter-finals a bit flat and lost their semi-final 3-1

Strategic Thinking

As our U10 division moves from 8v8 to 6v6, it’s time to think about changes in strategy and positioning.