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"I have one child on my U6 team who regularly misbehaves even with his parents around...

I had a couple of heart to hearts with him, but that didn't seem to help much.

Then I started giving footy4kids patches... He earned one for bravery at the last game for getting up so quickly after falls. I had told him that he would get something for that. He was so excited. After I gave the patches out..I told him about a special patch he could earn for listening and following directions. We worked on a couple more practice games, he listened, did what he was told and said: "I've followed directions!" I gave him a gold star.

It is amazing what a little thing like a patch can do." Lee

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In general, activities that are designed for younger teams can be used for an older team as well. However, it would not be a good idea to take a practice designed for a U12 team and try to make it work for a U6 team.

Often, activities for the younger children can be manipulated or changed to make them more complicated and more appropriate for an older age level. The game Ball Retrieval is a good example. With 8 year olds, many of the tasks that the children are asked to do are not directly soccer related (bring the ball back with your elbows).

In addition, the activities are done individually or possibly in pairs. For 12 year olds, the activities require more soccer skill (bring the ball back in six passes) and are done in groups of four rather than individually. Something as simple as placing a restriction on the activity like, “You can only dribble with your right foot”, would make the activity more challenging and appropriate for an older team as well.

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Characteristics of U12 players and age specific coaching advice

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