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Quote Originally Posted by Taffy View Post
I see first grade sides kick if long as well. Does it mean the first grade coach has failed if they decide to take goal kicks straight into the middle third?


Completely agree as I watched the U15 div 1 GF 18s last week. Jaffas bypassed their midfield all game and kicked long to the fast striker and then Olympic did the same second half and they were all poor. Coaches should be ashamed for our top tier comp.
Did the 15s have their CB kick it out too...I watched 13s and 14s both Jaffas teams kicked it long, and in every instance it was the CB who did the goal kicks (not trusting their keeper to do the same, I guess)

It was not good football, certainly not much development on display (I also saw the same style of play watching an unnamed academy side lately, and was not impressed by that)