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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you're serious about his soccer development,  you would be much better off finding some supplemental trainings on the weekends rather than looking for extra games.[/quote]

This is crazy, how can people say that training alone is better than playing a game?  Soccer is a game in which skills matter a lot, but understanding of the game and speed of play matter so much more.  Watch any pro game any time and you'll see that the skills most players on the field use are minimal, but the decisions they make and the speed with which they make them are absolutely critical.

Soccer players hone their skills at practice, but don't know they'll work until they're in games- moreover, they have to be able to make decisions quickly and without thinking and this can only be learned in a game.  If the kid's willing to apply what he knows in games, then it's great training.  And while driving to travel games is a bad deal around here, a pickup game would do wonders for his confidence and skill development.  There should be a multitude of adults playing pickup all over the city every weekend.  You just need to find a regular game where Jr. fits in and likes the speed/skills/vibe and he'll do great.[/quote]

No one is saying to not play games, just that given limited time focus on skills training may provide more benefit than extra games. Still need to play games. I actually would argue that pickup games are very valuable, possibly more valuable than a formal match in that the young player can be creative and try out “under development” offensive and defensive techniques that they’d normally not risk in a real game. Anyhow, none of this extra work is bad, it is all good ... but no one has unlimited time so figure out the right balance for your kid and go for it. [/quote]

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