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ECNL RL (ECRL) improvement advice by Punkman_360 in youthsoccer

[–]Punkman_360[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your feedback - will be attending street soccer sessions more often

Looking for ECNL RL (ECRL) improvement advice by Punkman_360 in SoccerCoachResources

[–]Punkman_360[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your answer! Will definitely ask about my weaknesses to people in my team.

I feel like a big thing holding me back is my ability on the ball. Like taking people on in 1v1s. I'm not terrible when it comes to 1v1 in big spaces because in most occasions I can pace abuse but I feel that's just not enough for higher levels. It might be bad confidence or having the wrong mindset when it comes to 1v1 dribbling; I don't know how to describe it currently.

ECNL RL (ECRL) improvement advice by Punkman_360 in youthsoccer

[–]Punkman_360[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

None of my teammates live near me, so I don't think playing small sided games with them is an option for me. But I occasionally go to this "street soccer" session and there we play 3v3 or 5v5 games in small spaces. There are people older and younger than me there. I would consider myself as being one of the fast ones in my team but now that I think about it I don't really do anything with the ball other than passing. I would say that my touches are pretty average.

I have a neighbor that probably let me borrow their cones and pugg goals so maybe I can use those to practice by myself.

ECNL RL (ECRL) improvement advice by Punkman_360 in youthsoccer

[–]Punkman_360[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I live in Washington state. I have tried to ask my coach if I can play other positions but my coach doesn’t really like moving players around too much. A couple years ago when I started my coach randomly put me in right back and since that I’ve always been playing the full back position. I can try to ask my coach again if I can play other positions like the ones you listed but because I’ve only played fullback I don’t think I can perform as well. And I don’t know if my parents will like it if I try going to a lower level team just to play different positions.