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What are people doing when the numbers do not divide nicely for 3v3?

Asked by DorsetOlivia
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Club question more than coaching. If 7 or 8 children turn up, are people just mixing teams and using 3v2 for a game rather than having children waiting?

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@CoachRyanC

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Yes. I would much rather change the numbers for a short game than have children standing around waiting for the numbers to become perfect. If you have eight, you might be able to make a 3v3 and a 2v2 by mixing with the other club, or use a 3v2 for one game and change who has the three next time. The important bit is that everybody is involved. I would speak to the opposition before the day if you know your numbers. Once both clubs treat the players as one group to create games from, it gets much easier. I’d avoid becoming too attached to “our three against their three”. At U7 the useful question is whether the children are playing, not whether every little game has perfectly matched team lists.

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Mark17

Assistant Coach

If the numbers are ugly, the game can be ugly for six minutes. Sitting a six-year-old down so the teams look neat seems worse.
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JackOnline

Coach

First time we mixed teams it felt like we were breaking some sacred law of Sunday football. Kids did not care at all. They just wanted a bib and a ball.
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EmJ84

Coach

We went 3v2 and swapped the extra player. Nobody sat out.

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