Can you as an individual and team, stay with the ball for a set time before scoring in any goal? Change die reaction to gain an advantage and be able to stay with the ball over an opponent, create yourself space both with and without the ball? Drive into new new spaces . Show brilliant awareness skills be able to scan stuff all times. Move the ball with both feet and all surfaces? HIGHLIGHT GOOD PRACTICE OF ALL THESE THINGS, CHALLENGE BETTER PLAYERS TO TAKE ON MORE PLAYERS AND USE BETTER SKILLS. COACH DEFENDERS TO DEFEND. PRESS EARLY, DENY THEM SPACE TO ATTACK PROTECT THE GOAL AND MAKE GOOD RECOVERY TUNS.
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Under FutureFit, your Under-9s stay at 5v5, your Under-11s stay at 7v7 and your Under-13s stay at 9v9. Same pitch, same numbers, one more year. Here is how to make sure that year feels like a step forward rather than a repeat.
