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[quote=Anonymous]There is nothing special about many of the nine year old kids on the Sterling (orange) team, except the way they have been coached, and (I'm guessing) the amount of practise they have done on their own to develop their techincal skills.  Almost certainly the McLean (green) team will have drawn from a much larger pool of players and have been able to pick bigger, faster, stronger kids.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9YN2CrCf2E&feature=youtu.be

Most kids who are taught to play soccer by a good coach are capable of playing this way.  If your kid's team does not play like this - and you want your kid to reach their potential (this may not be important to many folks and that's absolutely fine - everyone has different goals from participation in a youth team sport) - you need to look for a coach whose teams do play like this.  This playing style both requires and develops the kids' soccer ability.  Every kid becomes comfortable on the ball under pressure, develops a good first touch, is capable of making quick, accurate short passes (the Sterling goalkeeper is better at these skills than all the McLean players), and even by 9 years old you can see the kids have considerable understanding of game concepts.

It's important to understand that - if you join a team that wants to play this way and the coach is committed to developing the team properly - the team will likely lose quite a lot of games early on as they learn unless the vast majority of the team is returning from the previous year.  Even half a dozen new players will throw quite a wrench into the works, but you should see rapid improvement in the way the kids play and the game results will likely reflect this by the end of a year.

There are several clubs/coaches in the area that teach good soccer - it's easy to tell just by watching them play.[/quote]

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