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[quote=Anonymous]Physically it is a big jump but if she's already been doing extra running that should help.

As far as tactical instructions - the best tip you could give her is to listen to her coaches.  Unless the coaches are giving specific tactical instructions to you about what she should be doing in her position, you will likely do more harm than good trying to give her advice.  By the fact that you are even asking this question, I take it you are aware that you are not an expert in the game (which is a good thing to be aware of), so leave the coaching to the experts.  In terms of individual tactical roles, there is not as much difference between 9v9 and 11v11 as you probably think.

Other posters have raised some good points though.  If your daughter is being moved up because she is dominant in her age group and needs to be challenged more in order to develop, that's one thing.  If that is really the case, I would advise looking into moving her to a higher level team in her own age group next year.  If she is just being moved up to help the 06 team have better performance and results though, that may not be a good thing for her.

A red flag for me is they are proposing she move up for the whole season, rather than attending a few practices with the older team first, trying it out in a pre-season tournament, and maybe playing a few games with each team.   Another red flag is the mention that the 06 team "is making a strong league and tournament run".  That would make me concerned that they are looking to add depth to that roster, which would be a terrible reason to move a player up.

There are advantages to playing up for players who are good enough - and fast/strong/fit enough, but there are also disadvantages.

To reiterate, if she is not a starter and able to play a significant and influential role on the older team, there is absolutely no reason she should be playing up.  [/quote]

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