22 Sep A Top Reason Why Youth Players Perform Poorly In Games
Many time players can have solid fundamentals, adequate and above adequate skills and yet still perform poorly in games.
When teaching youth players skill development a common pattern I see among them that impedes progress is an inability to control and adjust their speed of movements. They struggle to execute skills cleanly not because they can’t do them but frequently because they can’t control and shift the speed of their movements.
It is very difficult at times to get youth players to understand what proper speed or moving with pace means to control the movement. They simply move too fast to process what they are learning. This is why development takes longer for some players.
This brings me to my primary point. The same reason why many players develop slowly is the same reason why they also struggle to perform well in games even if they become skillful. Not being able to control or adjust the speed of their movements, understood as playing with pace, is a top reason why players can’t beat defenders off the dribble or create space to shoot.
Youth players commonly think it’ s always about speed in getting the advantage step on defenders rather understanding it’ s more about pace( changing speeds) that throw off defenders timing or anticipation.
When they learn to play the game with pace or better pace their game is elevated and their scoring becomes more effortless.
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