U10
In both
the fall and the spring, the U10 program runs practices during
the week and games on Saturdays. It has been
designed to develop skills and team play.
A few
years ago, the U10 program competed against teams across Essex
County. This meant Saturday games were played in places like
Salem and Marblehead. That's a long way to travel for a 9 year
old.
To solve
the problem, MSC got together with Newburyport to form an
inter-town league. We use the same FIFA
licensed officials that Essex County does, the same rules,
there's a good range of competition for the skill level, and
we travel a lot less.
Here's
what to expect:
- U10
teams normally meet 1 or 2 times a week to practice;
- Games
are on Saturdays in one of the member towns;
- We use
the FIFA Laws of Soccer as a framework, but we've modified
them some to accommodate for their age. For example, we play
7v7 rather than 11v11 to give each kid more time with the
ball and simplify the team strategy;
- They
are still young... They fall down, sometimes they cry, they
still want to show you what they can do;
- At this
age, the player is learning to become a piece of a
mechanized team. This means that making practices and games
becomes more important. They should expect to make almost
every one. Please contact the coach in advance if they will
not.
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