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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is a conundrum. My DD is small with great foot skills, and is fast. BUT… she is outmatched easily when it is someone a head taller and 30 pounds heavier. It is very hard for her to shoulder off someone that size, or win a 50 50 ball. I am lucky that she plays a lot, we switched teams to get her the minutes, but I can see why some coaches lean toward big, strong, and fast. If they have decent skill, the BS and F players will win the day. [/quote]

If you're trying to develop players, always focus on the kids with the best technical skills, passing, and game awareness. These are the kids who will rise above the cream (regardless of size) and play soccer for a long time. A big, barreling kid with little footwork is a short-term project that may help get some wins but won't develop the best talent. [/quote]

I have heard that… but… unless speed is pretty blazing, at ages 10-13 or so the little ones will have a lot of trouble getting and keeping the ball. Your teammates lose confidence in you unless you can do those two things effectively. The reason it matters more at those ages is because the growth differences can be huge, and because overall skill can be very high. If you have a decent but small tween, I think it is not an easy couple of years. [/quote]

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