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0:00 Really important part that gets left out in a lot of coaching education or coaching videos is not what to teach but how kids learn. That's really important.
0:09 We really I really focus a lot in our town program. It's about ages and stages. Kids go through stages as they get older and their ability to learn
0:19 certain concepts is concrete and finite depending on the age. That's why we don't teach calculus to a first grader.
0:27 Their brain isn't ready to do that. And same with soccer. Their brains have a pathway. They're ready to do certain things and the things you do in practice
0:36 need to match up with where their cognitive abilities are. Yes, I'm talking science here to make it more effective cuz there's no point in trying to teach a really
0:46 complicated midfield rotation with U8 players because they basically only see the world as themselves and the ball and maybe one other friend. That's it. They can't imagine what do I do when there's
0:59 anything beyond the number two, frankly.
1:01 Um so we have to be cognizant of that sort of information.
