Under 9’s

The Under 9’s first trained together as a 6-a-side squad in September 2015. A number of the boys were brought through our Thursday Night Academy, then were invited straight to our EDP squad managed by coach Ash. It’s nice to see the ladder of development from first kicks, to Thursdays, leading to an invitation to EDP.

Boys who attended Thursdays were:
Jared Bailey, Max Holmes, Maxwell Williamson, Joe Cotton, Jack Clements, Connor Bull, Finley Thorpe, Jack Cassar, Charlie Warner and Owen Rylatt.

Since starting, Jared Bailey and Owen Rylatt have both signed for Lincoln City Academy, with a number of the lads been offered trials after successful fixtures. As heartbreaking as it is to see the boys leave after coaching them for a number of years, it’s good to see they’re continuing their footballing pathway.

My philosophy as a coach for the Under 9’s (Ash), is to get the boys to play out from the back with a real quick tempo, every player knows there role. This includes needing a goalkeeper with great footwork and good distribution. Training over the past 3 months or so has included a lot of shadow play for me to drill down the shape and positioning of the team. In academy games we play 8 a side matches playing a 2-1-3-1 formation.