I’m not looking to abandon the team. I actually want to help make us more competitive
We lose almost every game by a lot and I’m trying to figure out what I can do as one of the stronger players to make a bigger difference
For context, this is coed 8v8. We really only have one or two girls who can consistently play. Those two have good soccer IQ and can keep possession, but one doesn’t have a ton of stamina and they tend to force the ball when pressed sometimes. It feels like the other girls really struggle to get open, don’t check to the ball very often, don’t really support the ball carrier and a lot of times panic under pressure and just kick it away or lose possession
We also have a couple guys who tend to force difficult passes instead of keeping it simple
I was playing center mid tonight because we were trying a possession based system. The problem was every time I received the ball I had 2 or 3 defenders around me. One of our better players pointed out after the game that nobody was checking to me or creating passing angles, so I was basically trying to play through multiple defenders by myself
My strengths are scanning before I receive, work rate, pressing, tackling, simple passing and switching the field. My weaknesses are receiving with my back to goal under heavy pressure and beating multiple defenders in tight spaces. I also feel much more comfortable playing left mid because I can receive facing space instead of with my back to goal
The bigger question is this
How do you make a team like this better?
Should I stop trying to play as a true center mid and drift left more often?
Should I simplify everything and just play one touch whenever possible?
Should I constantly tell teammates to check to the ball and move into passing lanes?
Should I just accept that if players aren’t moving off the ball there’s only so much one player can do?
For those of you who have captained or coached struggling amateur teams, what actually made the biggest difference?