Comments on: Is Manchester United’s Youth System Redundant? http://redrants.com/is-our-youth-system-redundant/ Manchester United Blog Wed, 23 May 2012 23:12:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: The Friday Links - - The Offside - Manchester United Football Blog http://redrants.com/is-our-youth-system-redundant/comment-page-1/#comment-34530 The Friday Links - - The Offside - Manchester United Football Blog Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:31:12 +0000 http://redrants.com/?p=550#comment-34530 [...] you haven’t read this article on www.redrants.com, make it a priority. Is our youth system going down the tubes, or is it the [...] [...] you haven’t read this article on http://www.redrants.com, make it a priority. Is our youth system going down the tubes, or is it the [...]

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]]> By: Michael http://redrants.com/is-our-youth-system-redundant/comment-page-1/#comment-21240 Michael Sat, 28 Jun 2008 22:01:08 +0000 http://redrants.com/?p=550#comment-21240 I remember last summer listening to the radio and hearing a piece about youth development in england. They had many interviews with staff from Manchester United and they explained how they are now training their much younger players, aged 10ish, in a similar fashion to how they learn to play in Brazil. They said how almost every other club in England was still obsessed with running and strength but they were focusing on technique. So maybe in 5-10 years time we will see some good results of this. I found this article, it basically explains the whole article I heard on the radio http://www.pawest-soccer.org/CoachResources/ManchesterUYouthAcademy%20FocusOnSmall.pdf I remember last summer listening to the radio and hearing a piece about youth development in england.
They had many interviews with staff from Manchester United and they explained how they are now training their much younger players, aged 10ish, in a similar fashion to how they learn to play in Brazil.
They said how almost every other club in England was still obsessed with running and strength but they were focusing on technique.
So maybe in 5-10 years time we will see some good results of this.
I found this article, it basically explains the whole article I heard on the radio http://www.pawest-soccer.org/CoachResources/ManchesterUYouthAcademy%20FocusOnSmall.pdf

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