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Stage 3

Learning to Play | Ages 9–13

Developing game understanding alongside technical skills.

Handbook page 22

Focus: developing game understanding alongside technical skills.

Players should develop

  • Decision-making & game awareness
  • Attack & defence principles
  • Support play & continuity
  • Communication
  • Leadership

Coaches should

  • Use game-based learning
  • Ask questions rather than give answers
  • Encourage players to recognise space
  • Continue exposure to multiple positions
Key principle: teach players how to think, not just what to do.

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