7 vs. 7 soccer

Does anybody play (or has played) competitive 7 vs. 7 soccer? How does play develop differently than 11 vs. 11? I assume it's more offensive minded, any other differences one should be aware of, if one is playing this format for the first time?

Thanks to anyone who can answer my questions.

 

Thanks. I played for the first time in I think 14 years. My touch was poor, even though I've been practicing juggling for the past month. I was very good at giving the ball away and passing was poor, but blame some of that on the poor field. :3d laughing:

The only thing I was pretty good at was running all over the place and I could still read the game defensively and got in the way of their big guys. Not bad for a little girl. :tongue:

We still won 4-1, despite my brillant giveaways to the opposing team. We have another game tonight. I hope I improve.

 

My first coach way back in nineteen ought sixty-six had us doing 5-a-side in the gym with ice hockey sized goals and 7-on-7 on a half field outdoors. The goals were about 5 feet high and 10 feet wide as I remember.

The point of the 7 a side was to stop us from thinking that we were tied into a position on the field and to learn how to keep space. He didn't want defenders and attackers, he wanted footballers -- predated Holland's "total football" by about 10 years.

The point of 5-a-side was to learn how to use the various parts of the foot to get spin. Any ball above the shoulders was considered into touch and a turnover. I never managed to bend it on the turf the way I could on the floor. Got most of the free kicks inside but never outside.

5-a-side was very popular in the late 60s; there was a nationally televised knockout tournement that sold out Wembley's Empire pool.

As long as your having fun, DCH, you're winning!

How tiny are you, anyhow? :wink:

 

Height wise, I'm not that small, 5'6 (which seems about average). Weight-wise, I think around 110 lbs, and that's all muscle baby! :laugh: I can still shop in the misses section--yippee.

 

Sounds like my missus -- the all muscle part, that is [she's 5'11"]. Like me, she works out around 6 times a week, but unlike me, she can bench press a mid-sized Buick!

 

I was joking about the muscle bit.

Tonight's game went much better, got a goal and an assist in a win. Touch was much better and no giveaways. Mike's tip about getting your touch into space helped a lot, even nutmegged a fella. A beer on me when I get to London. :rock:

 

Do I have to keep telling you running everyday is not good for you! :roll:

You need to have at least one rest day a week. Resting is just as important in a fitness regime as "training" itself.Muscles need time to heal and recover. You're stretching everyday, right?