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Yeah. That's completely normal for that age level. You won't be able to work any miracles in the near future, especially with such young kids. And that's ok because they're just kids.
Don't get down on them and make sure they have fun.

With that said, there are a few things you can do to allow them to have fun and still improve focus.

- Give praise when they play hard. Give them plenty of verbal rewards.

- If playing hard is important to you, emphasize that. If you consistently emphasize working hard, kids will pick up on it. This is super simple and sounds silly, but it's very effective. Talk about it every day and it will get better.

- Establish consistent discipline. When done properly, discipline is a good thing that players actually like. The key is to be very consistent and set a precedence. Once kids realize that they can get away with things, they'll take advantage of the situation. A perfect example is what we sometimes do on the first day of practice. We blow the whistle and call everyone in. If they ALL don't sprint to me, then run hard. The kids instantly realize that what I say goes. I generally don't need to make them run again for a long time. Yet they listen and we still have lots of fun.

Develop good habits. The only good way to get them to consistently play hard in games is to get them in the habit of playing hard in practice. For example, once they get in the habit of playing hard on defense in practice, it usually carries over games. One way to get them to play hard in practice is to add competition to the drills.

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