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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And football isn't soccer either.

We always tend to view soccer through the prism of American sports. When a kid is 13 you have no idea what position he will play in football later on. If they play baseball and are a pitcher then QB is possible but if a growth spurt never happens then that is off the table.

Our sports require certain attributes in order to be successful so it is best to be generalized before your sport is basically selected for you based on how you grow.

Soccer doesn't really work that way. the only position that can limit based on size or attributes is keeper. Because size simply does not matter in soccer skill development does. Time spent developing skills specific to soccer are more helpful to soccer than playing shortstop, unless you are a keeper.

There are not many multi sport world class figure skaters or gymnasts either.

Playing multiple sports is fun and has benefits but our popular sports tend to self select based more on god given attributes than they do skill development.

A kid can play many sports and in 9th grade pick up football and excel depending upon their athleticism. A kid can not pick up soccer in 9th grade and excel. [/quote]

I agree with you, but still think that a kid could play basketball or some other complimentary sport while focusing on soccer.  [/quote]

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