Question Number: 28765

Law 18 - Common Sense 9/22/2014

RE: Rec Under 10

EHarris of Austin, Texas USA asks...

This question is a follow up to question 28750

Thank you for answering the question. Allow me to explain the circumstances in which I used this last weekend. I had a player late-added to my roster who has never played soccer and didn't understand what 'defense' was and made only one practice before a game in which he had to play 50% of the time. I didn't have time to teach him positions (or how to pass properly), but I also didn't want to teach him to chase around the ball like U6 either, so I had him guard the star player on the other team to put some added pressure on this player who came back from U12 select to enjoy a season of U10. I don't think the star player noticed much and my little guy didn't foul him or impede his movements. He did get his foot on the ball a few times and had fun.

Answer provided by Referee Richard Dawson

Hi there E Harris you are of course most welcome and thanks for the feedback
ah clarity, if you had included that tidbit we might have responded a bit different but good on you for teaching the kids and encouraging them to have fun! As you might have deduced from our initial answers we thought it was a bit more serious. lol The best thing we did achieve then was to dispel the incorrect advice you were initially given by the high school player!
Cheers

Answer provided by Referee Joe McHugh

Hi
Thanks for the clarification. It certainly put a different slant on the question and ultimately the answers.