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In this video, Catalan Ben reacts to the new trend of 1 to 1 coaching that seems to have taken over the internet! Do you agree with his thoughts? Let us know in the comments!
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Loving the content. What would your suggested drills be to promote scanning and awareness in younger players?
😂😂 a joke
Sounds to me like this is a shot at Joner Football. Just calling it for what it is. Anyways, I'll give my 2 cents on this topic.
IMO a player only gets better with repetition. If we ran a similar drill like you mentioned and we told the defender a laundry list of things to do, then told the passer to check over their shoulder (possibly the first time they've ever even heard of doing this), then told them to check for the laundry list of things that you mentioned (which you are 100% right), they would be LOST back at the words, "OK here is the next drill".
My point is it takes years to become somewhat good at doing a bounce pass and scanning. The point of this drill is repitition, just like numerous other drills that we do. This is to just become used to scanning and doing a bounce pass if there is pressure or whatever.
Once again, if I ran the drill you mentioned with my U12 players, there isn't a chance in hell any of them would get it, and yea that's probably because I am a novice coach. But this bounce pass/scanning drill is just the 1st step in MANY steps. Once a player is comfortable with this, we will then progress to deciding if there is pressure and if so, creating a different angle. I just can't throw all of that at a 10yr old at once. Not any of the hundred I have coached anyways.
I have NEVER disagreed with anything you have said or made. I truly feel like this is just a shot at Joner Football and a bad one at that. I think there is a ton of benefit in doing this drill. Especially if you compare this to something like making the kids wait in a line while the coach passes to them one by one to take shots. The one thing that could make this drill better is having another player take the position of the coach. That way they are both getting better.
But hey, at the end of the day your the professional, so I don't know wth I am talking about! Just my 2 cents and its probably not even worth that. Regardless, love your content, keep it up but imo just focus on you and not other YouTubers in your lane. You are killing it!
love your videos catalan ben, thanks for helping a novice coach – where's the link in these videos?
Can you do a video that you think would be better than that drill then please.👍
Couldn’t agree more, another thing as well with this style of drill. It means the player on the ball (receiving the pass) they are 1) not playing on the half turn and 2) not looking for a progressive pass. They are so focused and in the habit of playing it straight back from where they came from to avoid pressure as oppose to confront it and look for a progressive pass.
I always try and avoid coaching this drill as it increases the level of fear to lose the ball. Players should be afraid to be progressive and potentially make a mistake.