U12 Boys — Video from Rush Tournament

[Ryan OttenParticipant]

Here are my U12 Boys playing in the Wisconsin Rush Octoberfest Tournament… Elm Grove SC vs. Wisconsin Rush. To give you perspective, the opponent (Rush – Blue Team) is ranked #1 in the state of Wisconsin. My team is in WHITE, and have been training them for 2 1/2 yrs.

I would love any FEEDBACK you have… be harsh!

Full 1st half: http://youtu.be/pr7TL2MTZ-8

• This topic was modified 10 years ago by  Ryan Otten.
• This topic was modified 10 years ago by  Ryan Otten.
• This topic was modified 10 years ago by  Ryan Otten.
• This topic was modified 10 years ago by  Ryan Otten.

[Phil WeberParticipant]

Ryan – like everyone, taking video is key.

The boys look well coached, calm playing out of back, with an obvious goal to possess the ball…good job! Defensively look well organized for a 2-4-1 offense and plenty of players behind the ball.

A few things from my perspective on the first half:

-Receive back foot: most players received with their favorite foot (at times, it was back foot) but not often enough. The HMF always received with right foot.

-Check shoulders: only a few times did I see players outside of HMF looking around themselves. Holding MF’s received the ball often but need to continue to focus on looking around. Same goes for FW’s and Attack MF in transition.

– Attack 1/3: keep working on patterns. FW/Attack MF/Outside MFs looking around themselves more often would help immensely. Helping them with looking around and more runs (options) would go a long way. Seems FWs stay central with few passing lines.

On a smaller scale, what is the teams goal of a throw in? Too often thrown to head of marked teammate for 50/50 ball, instead of losing man, ball to feet, and one-touch back to thrower or feint/turn…deep option was usually there.

Keep up the strong work and I’m sure by April/May these boys will be even better.

[andrew crollardParticipant]

I think Phil’s comments are all good things for you to think about.

Really impressed with positioning of your left mid #4. Doesn’t expend energy sprinting constantly but understands when to sprint before a player passes to him. Also had great patience on defense to stay central and force them to play wide when they were switching in your defensive third. It looks like he’s going through a growth spurt and isn’t used to his body mechanics at the moment, but based on the small sample, he looks to have a good understanding.

There were some serious spacing issues once you started making subs. The forward and a CM kept occupying the same space which was causing issues for being able to play through the middle to allow your wings to push forward. Also after making subs, the wide players don’t understand what they’re supposed to do defensively when they aren’t the first defender – they’re generally staying wide and marking neither useful space nor a man.

The holding mid in the second part (17?) roamed wide a ton defensively which resulted in your backs sending a couple blind clearances because they didn’t have an easy outlet in the center. That wasn’t a problem in the first part as the holding mid at the time pretty much just sat in and facilitated the transition from defense to possession.

Overall, it looked much better than the U12 teams I’ve seen around here. Much more patient and far less kick and chase.

[Ryan OttenParticipant]

Thanks for the feedback gentlemen… I’m trying to transition them to 11v11 with our 2-4-1 system of play (as we have 2 centerbacks, 2 wingers/outside backs, 1 holding mid, 1 attacking mid & 1 striker). Building out of the back has been something this group has been working on for about 1.5yrs now, and is starting to take shape. I agree 100% that we are not that good in the final attacking 3rd, and pattern play will help these boys tremendously.

Unfortunately, this group is not blessed with athleticism (as you can see), but do understand the game relatively well. I also agree that we don’t check our surroundings enough…

Any other feedback would be great!!

Thanks

 

[Author]

Posts