Observation from a u10-u13 soccer tournament
I coach a 7v7 team and we had a tournament this weekend which we won, but i got the chance to watch many games and other teams for the hell of it. What I noticed and kind of shocked me, was the strict positional & rigid play many 7v7 teams were playing, specially within the higher brackets. Very little fluidity or creative play with the ball, everything looked predicted and calculated by the coach. I didn't see coaches who were implementing some creative tactics or strategies to really allow the team aspect of the game to shine. For example, combination play, 1-2s, overlaps, or even just rotation of players instead of just staying in the same position. Personally, those are the things that i implement. From just watching, it seems like many coaches are trying to be like Guardiola in the sense of having very structured team layout.
Curious to hear what other coaches have to say about this, and if any coaches have seen some creative strategies/tactics that were beneficial to the players which you began to implement. Thanks!