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what kind of drills are suitable for younger children 9-15

what would you recommend as a suitable drill for younger children 9-15

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Daniel HayesCoach, England

That's quite a broad age range to look at. To start with for U7-U11 I would focus on more technical sessions.U12 upwards you can start to introduce more tactical elements to your sessions.Kids love to play games. Maybe try the whole/part/whole method where you get them playing a game for 10minutes or so, look for some elements that theyre not particularly good at and bring them back to refine those techniques, and then get them playing again so they can see how they apply what you've taught them to a game scenario
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