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[quote=Anonymous]1) yes, they were always good. in some cases you can see that they had vastly superior technique levels compared to the average kid as early as U9 or even U8. 2) no, they were not always on top teams to begin with but typically get recruited onto to them eventually 3) very, very few started off as average to begin with. kids that eventually become professionals go for years at a time with 24/7 soccer or are surrounded by it at home. It's not easy to catch up if you start a few years behind to begin with. The exception is goalkeepers who can get away with being multi-sport athletes or convert from another sport. If you are on a very good team as a kid and you're "average" on that team, then that is about the minimum starting point where it still may be realistic/possible, assuming you start the process of getting serious early enough.[/quote]
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