Mansfield Soccer Association has chosen to play what is called “small sided soccer”. The advantages of small sided soccer are as follows:
- By reducing the number of children on the field at a time there is a greater likelihood that all of the children will be involved in the play
- The field sizes are proportional to the children’s size and gradually increase as our children grow
- The smaller sized fields allow younger players to learn control
- Smaller sized fields help very young players learn fundamentals of the game such as not using their hands
- Younger teams use simplified rules so that skills such as goalkeeping and throw-ins can be postponed until older ages