MLS next ruining high school soccer

[Anonymous]

Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

No one is exempt from overuse injuries, unless they're an android

Now if they're not putting in high level physical repetitive effort on a fairly consistent basis, then probably not enough trauma and repetition for that kind of injury

Nothing begs for injuries more than post puberty HS players using 90% physicality because they're not skilled soccer players

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

By far the best thing about mls next players playing high school is it allows them to play cm which is something everyone must do at some point if they want to make it professionally. They need to play in tight spaces and not just on the sides

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

By far the best thing about mls next players playing high school is it allows them to play cm which is something everyone must do at some point if they want to make it professionally. They need to play in tight spaces and not just on the sides

This is a new take. Never heard this before

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

By far the best thing about mls next players playing high school is it allows them to play cm which is something everyone must do at some point if they want to make it professionally. They need to play in tight spaces and not just on the sides

This is a new take. Never heard this before

loop

I have heard at developmental ages that players should play all positions and to be able to do so effectively, you should be as well rounded as a centermid. Which basically means you have high soccer iq, scanning ability, technical skills, etc. assuming the player has the physicality and athleticism, they could play pretty much all positions

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

By far the best thing about mls next players playing high school is it allows them to play cm which is something everyone must do at some point if they want to make it professionally. They need to play in tight spaces and not just on the sides

This is a new take. Never heard this before

loop

I have heard at developmental ages that players should play all positions and to be able to do so effectively, you should be as well rounded as a centermid. Which basically means you have high soccer iq, scanning ability, technical skills, etc. assuming the player has the physicality and athleticism, they could play pretty much all positions

Playing all positions at U-littles I've heard

Must play CM I've never heard

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

By far the best thing about mls next players playing high school is it allows them to play cm which is something everyone must do at some point if they want to make it professionally. They need to play in tight spaces and not just on the sides

This is a new take. Never heard this before

loop

I have heard at developmental ages that players should play all positions and to be able to do so effectively, you should be as well rounded as a centermid. Which basically means you have high soccer iq, scanning ability, technical skills, etc. assuming the player has the physicality and athleticism, they could play pretty much all positions

Playing all positions at U-littles I've heard

Must play CM I've never heard

I think it’s fair based on current modern formation. You have a CAM that’s a false striker and a little more in playmaking. You have CDM that are just technical defenders.

A lot of CB’s played CDM in youth and most wings and strikers played CAM at some point. Coaches are always going to put their best players in youth in the midfield because they get the most touches. I do believe playing some in the midfield is going to help anyone develop

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

By far the best thing about mls next players playing high school is it allows them to play cm which is something everyone must do at some point if they want to make it professionally. They need to play in tight spaces and not just on the sides

This is a new take. Never heard this before

loop

I have heard at developmental ages that players should play all positions and to be able to do so effectively, you should be as well rounded as a centermid. Which basically means you have high soccer iq, scanning ability, technical skills, etc. assuming the player has the physicality and athleticism, they could play pretty much all positions

Agreed and cm’s probably have the easiest time adapting to other positions. Most college rarely recruit outside backs bc they know they can put someone there and the non super speedy technical wings are making a return as well which is pretty much the same as a CAM on the outside

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

By far the best thing about mls next players playing high school is it allows them to play cm which is something everyone must do at some point if they want to make it professionally. They need to play in tight spaces and not just on the sides

This is a new take. Never heard this before

loop

I have heard at developmental ages that players should play all positions and to be able to do so effectively, you should be as well rounded as a centermid. Which basically means you have high soccer iq, scanning ability, technical skills, etc. assuming the player has the physicality and athleticism, they could play pretty much all positions

Agreed and cm’s probably have the easiest time adapting to other positions. Most college rarely recruit outside backs bc they know they can put someone there and the non super speedy technical wings are making a return as well which is pretty much the same as a CAM on the outside

Actually, looking at PSG, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Man City and Arsenal, attacking wing-backs and full-backs are standard with Midfielder skills to facilitate playing out of the back

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

By far the best thing about mls next players playing high school is it allows them to play cm which is something everyone must do at some point if they want to make it professionally. They need to play in tight spaces and not just on the sides

This is a new take. Never heard this before

loop

I have heard at developmental ages that players should play all positions and to be able to do so effectively, you should be as well rounded as a centermid. Which basically means you have high soccer iq, scanning ability, technical skills, etc. assuming the player has the physicality and athleticism, they could play pretty much all positions

Agreed and cm’s probably have the easiest time adapting to other positions. Most college rarely recruit outside backs bc they know they can put someone there and the non super speedy technical wings are making a return as well which is pretty much the same as a CAM on the outside

Actually, looking at PSG, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Man City and Arsenal, attacking wing-backs and full-backs are standard with Midfielder skills to facilitate playing out of the back

Please research these players before posting. Most of these players played CAM or winger at their academy’s before switching to outside back, so they developed those “midfield skills” playing other positions. And the ones who did have outside backs listed at their academies I can almost guarantee they played something else before they got to academy. If my kid was playing outside back on a top team at u-16 or lower. Do them a favor and find a lesser team for them to play another position or let them play high school so they have that opportunity.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

By far the best thing about mls next players playing high school is it allows them to play cm which is something everyone must do at some point if they want to make it professionally. They need to play in tight spaces and not just on the sides

This is a new take. Never heard this before

loop

I have heard at developmental ages that players should play all positions and to be able to do so effectively, you should be as well rounded as a centermid. Which basically means you have high soccer iq, scanning ability, technical skills, etc. assuming the player has the physicality and athleticism, they could play pretty much all positions

Agreed and cm’s probably have the easiest time adapting to other positions. Most college rarely recruit outside backs bc they know they can put someone there and the non super speedy technical wings are making a return as well which is pretty much the same as a CAM on the outside

Actually, looking at PSG, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Man City and Arsenal, attacking wing-backs and full-backs are standard with Midfielder skills to facilitate playing out of the back

Please research these players before posting. Most of these players played CAM or winger at their academy’s before switching to outside back, so they developed those “midfield skills” playing other positions. And the ones who did have outside backs listed at their academies I can almost guarantee they played something else before they got to academy. If my kid was playing outside back on a top team at u-16 or lower. Do them a favor and find a lesser team for them to play another position or let them play high school so they have that opportunity.

There's playing CM, then there's having desirable CM skills and qualities 😉

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Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

By far the best thing about mls next players playing high school is it allows them to play cm which is something everyone must do at some point if they want to make it professionally. They need to play in tight spaces and not just on the sides

This is a new take. Never heard this before

loop

I have heard at developmental ages that players should play all positions and to be able to do so effectively, you should be as well rounded as a centermid. Which basically means you have high soccer iq, scanning ability, technical skills, etc. assuming the player has the physicality and athleticism, they could play pretty much all positions

Agreed and cm’s probably have the easiest time adapting to other positions. Most college rarely recruit outside backs bc they know they can put someone there and the non super speedy technical wings are making a return as well which is pretty much the same as a CAM on the outside

Actually, looking at PSG, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Man City and Arsenal, attacking wing-backs and full-backs are standard with Midfielder skills to facilitate playing out of the back

Please research these players before posting. Most of these players played CAM or winger at their academy’s before switching to outside back, so they developed those “midfield skills” playing other positions. And the ones who did have outside backs listed at their academies I can almost guarantee they played something else before they got to academy. If my kid was playing outside back on a top team at u-16 or lower. Do them a favor and find a lesser team for them to play another position or let them play high school so they have that opportunity.

There's playing CM, then there's having desirable CM skills and qualities 😉

You will develop them faster if you play there. You might pick them up in an excellent practice environment that doesn’t just scrimmage half the practice each day. However 90% do this.

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Anonymous wrote:Your son doesn’t have an overuse injury, until he does.

And the injury started and happened before he felt the pain

It really depends on the player, I have seen a major difference on how me and my son play soccer and I never needed a break but he does from time to time.

I played D1 and even a little very low professional soccer and I could play every day. I played cm and my game was built on technique IQ, movement off the ball and I almost never ran full speed for more than 10 meters until college. Once I tried pro and figured out I was below average athlete on the pitch it did not matter how well I positioned myself. I was still okay in the attack but I had trouble defending opposing players.

My son was blessed with speed and can outrun almost everyone but because of that has really struggled developing mental and other aspects of the game. He struggles to play 2-3 games a week and practice 6 times because he runs way too many long sprints in game. I begged coaches to play him at cm growing up but he always wanted to be on the best club team and they wanted him to be winger. Now finally in high school as a sophomore he is playing cm and it's helping him a lot, he is struggling and I could not be happier. This is an opportunity he never really got in club and I am hoping it will help him improve. He hated the position at first but he is starting to like it.

I could not be happier with letting my son play high school because of allowing him to play a different positions, however we did sit out 1 game because of fatigue and I expect to miss at least another two.

By far the best thing about mls next players playing high school is it allows them to play cm which is something everyone must do at some point if they want to make it professionally. They need to play in tight spaces and not just on the sides

This is a new take. Never heard this before

loop

I have heard at developmental ages that players should play all positions and to be able to do so effectively, you should be as well rounded as a centermid. Which basically means you have high soccer iq, scanning ability, technical skills, etc. assuming the player has the physicality and athleticism, they could play pretty much all positions

Agreed and cm’s probably have the easiest time adapting to other positions. Most college rarely recruit outside backs bc they know they can put someone there and the non super speedy technical wings are making a return as well which is pretty much the same as a CAM on the outside

Actually, looking at PSG, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Man City and Arsenal, attacking wing-backs and full-backs are standard with Midfielder skills to facilitate playing out of the back

Please research these players before posting. Most of these players played CAM or winger at their academy’s before switching to outside back, so they developed those “midfield skills” playing other positions. And the ones who did have outside backs listed at their academies I can almost guarantee they played something else before they got to academy. If my kid was playing outside back on a top team at u-16 or lower. Do them a favor and find a lesser team for them to play another position or let them play high school so they have that opportunity.

There's playing CM, then there's having desirable CM skills and qualities 😉

You will develop them faster if you play there. You might pick them up in an excellent practice environment that doesn’t just scrimmage half the practice each day. However 90% do this.

I'm not sure just any and every player develops into a highly technical, high IQ, 2-footed player with vision and an engine by placing them as CM

Just like giving a kid a #9 jersey and putting them as Striker won't make them a good finisher