Tonight I witnessed again two competing theories in action. One team played free, fluid, and aggressive. But this team was also smaller, younger, and less experienced. The other team was taller and seasoned. They knew their offense well and ran it with the idea to score. And they won handily.
So what does this do to our theory that younger players should be concentrating on individual skill development to the outright exclusion of running offenses and plays? It supports it completely. Because while the younger team did get beat rather easily (they were never really in the game), eventually they will compete and beat the other team. So if you are coaching the younger team, you will have to sit there stoically while your team gets pounded, secure in the knowledge that you're doing the right thing for your players. If you're in the other camp? Coaching the older team that ran its offense so well? You might be tempted to pat yourself on the back thinking you are doing right by your team because you won so big.
No, you didn't. Get over yourself.
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