speed or technical ability? Age 11.

[Anonymous]

- At the U12 age, faster kids can and will blow by most kids instead of using technical moves. Technical abilities are more important as everyone evens out on size/speed.
- Endurance in this case is your ability to hold at tempo for entire match.
- You definitely can make a someone more "speedy" through training. There is an upper echelon, but most kids at the U12 age aren't trained at things like intervals and proper biomechanical usage to optimize their running and motion.
- You don't need to be the fastest, but you need to be consistently fast and quick if you intend on top level performances as you get older. At the U12 age, speed can set you apart from your peers easily.

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Anonymous wrote:I truly believe that fame and fortune attracts the best. How many football, baseball or basketball professional jerseys are sold compared to soccer jerseys?

Of course there are always exceptions where the most athletic kids prefer soccer over other sports. Hence, they might be willing to put in the necessary technical training on a daily basis at an early age.

The best players are the fast players with incredible technical skills (ie Mbappe). But if players were born with speed, they should work on their technical skills. And for slow players, they need to work on their technical skills, soccer IQ (positioning, situational awareness, etc.) has the speed of play.

Speed of play and speed of good decision-making are the best counters against fast/physical players.

I don't know, why don't you provide the jersey sales numbers?

Parents decide which sports they put their kids.
So how do the so-called most talented kids choose which sport they want to play?

If your parents put you in basketball or baseball from you're 5 years old and you become a good basketball or baseball player, how does that mean you're a better natural talent than a soccer player?

You must be the type of parent that forces your DC to play a certain sport. Other parents typically let their DC choose the sport. I put my DC in different sports and let them decide which they like and want to continue.

I did, too, and DC inevitably chose a sport they started at a young age with good coaching because kids like to do the things they are good at. Sure, we explored other things, but I wouldn't underestimate our role as we provided the right opportunities for them to succeed.