There are popular beliefs that playing up athletes will allow them to advance in comparison to their peers of the same age. However, not everyone agrees. Me neither. Others have said that playing up could expose younger athletes to an intense sporting environment too early and potentially hinder their development.
Of course, it's a good way to introduce athletes to new challenges and pushing them to progress, stopping them from getting too comfortable or complacent with their team.
However, in those environments, your teammates tend to be bigger, stronger and their skills are of a higher ability. These differences could potentially cause your promising players to make mistakes in front of older athletes in training, which could lower their confidence. These mistakes could lead younger athletes to develop a fear of failure, which could ultimately hinder their performance.
The key is balance. We want to provide an environment that can challenge them, but also provide them with the choice to return to their previous team at any time to regain their confidence, especially for elementary school students. It is also important to be skeptical about whether this is really the case, as it is easy to think that they will grow more if they continue to play at a higher level.
What are your thought?
"Playing up" というのは実際の年齢よりも年上のチームでプレーすることを指します。育成年代でもよく見かけますね。実際、EFAでも自由にチャレンジを促しています。あまりに同い年の間で技術が飛び抜けていれば、上のクラスに指導者も誘いたくなるものです。
もちろん、より厳しい環境でプレーすればその選手の成長を加速することができるかもしれません。今まで出来ていたプレーが通用しなくなるので、プレースピードもスタイルも変えなくてはいけなくなるでしょう。ただ、ネガティブな要素もあります。それはレベルが上がることでミスが増え、奪われないための選択に偏ってしまうこと。一見、判断は良くなっているように映るけれど、実際には成長速度が鈍化しているケースもあります。
大事なのはバランス。チャレンジ出来る環境を用意しながらいつでも今までのチームに戻れる選択は、小学生には特に用意してあげたい。上のレベルでさせ続けた方が伸びると思いがちなところを、本当にそうなのかと疑いを持つことも大事でしょう。何より楽しさが消えてしまったら本末転倒なので、細かな本人との対話も重要ですね。
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