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U12G-Jimenez

11 players · imported from PlayMetrics

The rules of U12’s game

Every age plays a slightly different game. Here is what’s different about yours — worth knowing even if you played for years, because these rules didn’t exist then.

The build-out line

A coach moving a group up from U10 should be told the line is gone. It changes how the team restarts, and nothing announces it.

Heading

The weekly budget is the part coaches miss. A coach who runs heading twice in a week is not being reckless, they are unaware there is a cumulative cap at all — say the cap, then trust the trained adult: about 30 minutes and 15-20 headers per player per week, everything counted, including games.

Offside

A coach bringing a group up from U10 should be told the build-out line is gone and offside now runs from halfway. Nothing else announces it, and it changes how the team restarts and how high the back line can step.

From the import

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Quinn: 2011 reads as U16; this team plays U11/U12. Kept — you decide.

Addison: 2014 reads as U13; this team plays U11/U12. Kept — you decide.

Annisa: 2014 reads as U13; this team plays U11/U12. Kept — you decide.

Ginger: 2014 reads as U13; this team plays U11/U12. Kept — you decide.