For the little girls playing U8 soccer it doesn't matter that it is 4v4 with little fields. This is their game. Today was my first opportunity to coach a youth team. After many years and seasons of high school and college soccer I have to admit this morning was an absolute breath of fresh air.
Where the other teams I have coached the records and the scores are there for public consumption and review, these girls are playing to be with friends and have fun, and to be watched and cheered by their families and friends. To just focus on the basic concepts of the game; get back on D, spread out to not run into your own player with the ball, kick it wide so the other team doesn't get it in front of the goal, and to go to goal whenever possible, was a remarkable experience.
I enjoyed just cheering for them, telling them how it was great when they made a pass to a teammate. They did win 13-6 and my daughter scored four goals ...
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