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Being in the right space

I like trying to play every position and find it hard to stop doing that and focus and improve my own position (right wing or center back) but how do I improve them so that I can be confident enough to trust my teammates and stick to my own position ??
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Cerys RichardsPlayer, Wales

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Steven PortplanOther, England

Give them the ball more often. The more everyone is in possession, receiving and giving passes, then the more confident people will be. As a team you want people to want the ball.

I know you`re only trying to help, by coming into different positions. But they`ll be scared of making mistakes.

It might be worth forcing them to receive the ball in tricky situations in training in order to improve their quality when receiving and giving passes.

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