Macquarie U14 SYL – Round 3

This Sunday our boys take on the NSW Institute of Sport under 18 girls team.

The loss last week to Hamilton Olympic under 15 boys showed the physical challenges for our under 14 boys. The game was a little reminder that maintaining possession is the key for us so that it remains a ”technical skill” based contest rather than a “physical” contest.

Training this week has been focused on the three main defensive strategies of the FFA National Curriculum which are:

1.       Zonal defending

2.       Collecting pressing

3.       Pressing high

The boys are looking forward to implementing these strategies against the NSWIS girls who follow the same FFA Curriculum, which is based on current world best practice.

As the boys continue to increase their knowledge of the tactical approach, combined with their good technical skills, should see them become very competitive.

Good luck this Sunday to the U14 SYL boys !