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[quote=NOVASoccerCoach][quote=Anonymous]What would you say is the hardest adjustment kids have when they go from U12 to U13 on the big field? Who excels the most initially? Is it the bigger, slower athletic kids who have been ramming through everyone on the small field? Or the smaller, faster, technical kids that have been passing around everyone? I have a U12 DD on a team that has half the kids in either camp. I'm just curious what this will look like in 12 months.[/quote]

I'd say fitness is probably a big factor when the switch happens. Not because it needs to be worked on more but players will struggle just coping with the bigger field. Even the most fit players will have to adjust since they can no longer be chasing up and down the field anymore until they physically adjust. They will struggle as well to use the width of the whole field as well. From an individual standpoint, anyone technical with decent athleticism will transition nicely. The players that will struggle are those that are small, slow and not very technical.[/quote]

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