Wednesday, December 10, 2003 Some people in football would like to see youngsters learning the game as it is played in 'real life'. Eleven-a-side with 3-feet tall goalkeepers standing in front of full-size nets.
Funnily enough, it wasn't the players who wanted this, but their coaches and parents.
About a decade ago the FA in Britain moved from 11v11 to 8v8 with smaller goals for younger age groups. No longer would the more physically mature players have dominance in a game whilst others could count on one hand how many times they would touch the ball.
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