What do you actually mean by "develop the player, not the position"?
What do you actually mean by "develop the player, not the position"?
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It means we don't decide at eleven that a child is a defender and train only what defenders need. Early position-locking is one of the most common quiet harms in youth football: it narrows a player before they've discovered what they could become, and it usually reflects how big or fast they are now, not who they'll be. So through the early years we rotate positions, including within matches, and we build universal foundations — perception, first touch, decision-making, both feet, character — that serve any role. Specialisation is real and it matters, but it should emerge from the player as they mature, not get stamped on them by an adult in a hurry.
SCStunpreX Coachadmin
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