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[quote=NOVASoccerCoach][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They are very different in NCSL
U9 - U10 Field Dimensions:
- Width: 35-50 yards
- Length: 55-75 yards
U11 – U12 Field Dimensions:
- Width: 45-60 yards
- Length: 70-85 yards
- Penalty area: 14 yards [/quote]

My kids club used the same field size for 7v7 and 9v9 - half a full size field, less about 5-7 yards in the middle where coaches and players sat. I'm not sure of the exact measurements. Makes sense at a busy facility with full size fields as they can have 2 games on each full size field, rather than giving up a full size field and shortening it for small sided games. I know some clubs (DC for example, when they had small sided teams) used the shortened full size field for 9v9, but that was a rarity when my kid played 9v9. Some complexes like Soccerplex have dedicated 7v7 and 9v9, but the complexes without those used, at least in my experience, half a full sized field for 9v9.[/quote]

For the amount of money and resources in this area, it is quite shocking how poor field size management is for certain level games. The fact that 7v7 kids have to play games on fields that are way too big and then 9v9 kids have to play on fields that are way too small I would say is a huge detriment to their development. Especially the 7v7 kids playing on 9v9 fields.[/quote]

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