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<blockquote data-quote="SaintsFan_Webby" data-source="post: 161160"><p>For teaching the fundamental techniques of tackling, have the kids get into pairs. The tackler goes onto his knees, while the other player walks in a straight line to one side of them. This allows the tackler to get used to putting their head in the right place and tackling round a player's legs - but because the whole thing in done in a very slow and controlled way, they shouldn't get hurt doing it. There is nothing worse than kids being put off at a young age because they get hurt, or worse still their parents not allowing them to play because they come home covered in unecessary cuts and bruises. Contact at full speed should only be introduced with children at young as that once they know the right technique and there is no risk of them being hurt because they don't know what they're doing.</p><p></p><p>As for passing drills, I coach a lot of different sports and know first hand that young kids hate doing monotonous training. Passing should ideally be introduced in small game situations, as the most important thing for an 8 year old to get out of a session is having fun. It doesn't matter if they can't spin out a perfect bullet pass or make perfect use of an overlap at this stage. More important is that they are used to running with the ball in two hands, and are willing to pass the ball to a teammate. Some kids will be bigger, more athletic and quite frankly greedier than others. The most important thing is that the better ones don't simply spend all the session showing off at the expense of the weaker ones.</p><p></p><p>As long as the child comes away from practice with a smile on their face, the coaches have done their job. Kids develop at different rates, it's impossible to try and drill 8 year olds. They simply need to be shown the basics and then allowed to develop their skills while running around and enjoying themselves. At the end of the day, that's the thing they will remember most.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SaintsFan_Webby, post: 161160"] For teaching the fundamental techniques of tackling, have the kids get into pairs. The tackler goes onto his knees, while the other player walks in a straight line to one side of them. This allows the tackler to get used to putting their head in the right place and tackling round a player's legs - but because the whole thing in done in a very slow and controlled way, they shouldn't get hurt doing it. There is nothing worse than kids being put off at a young age because they get hurt, or worse still their parents not allowing them to play because they come home covered in unecessary cuts and bruises. Contact at full speed should only be introduced with children at young as that once they know the right technique and there is no risk of them being hurt because they don't know what they're doing. As for passing drills, I coach a lot of different sports and know first hand that young kids hate doing monotonous training. Passing should ideally be introduced in small game situations, as the most important thing for an 8 year old to get out of a session is having fun. It doesn't matter if they can't spin out a perfect bullet pass or make perfect use of an overlap at this stage. More important is that they are used to running with the ball in two hands, and are willing to pass the ball to a teammate. Some kids will be bigger, more athletic and quite frankly greedier than others. The most important thing is that the better ones don't simply spend all the session showing off at the expense of the weaker ones. As long as the child comes away from practice with a smile on their face, the coaches have done their job. Kids develop at different rates, it's impossible to try and drill 8 year olds. They simply need to be shown the basics and then allowed to develop their skills while running around and enjoying themselves. At the end of the day, that's the thing they will remember most. [/QUOTE]
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