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I would probably try to see if he could move down to the second team but continue to practice with the first team (at least half of the practices) or something like that.

Game minutes are obviously important for many reasons—both from skills development and psychological perspective—but the intensity and skill development in practices is equally important in my opinion.

In the end, soccer should be fun—and it’s no fun for a kid to train and prepare and not have the opportunity to compete against an opponent in a game situation.  (For a professional who is getting paid, it’s obviously different.)
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Good point, a lot of first teams around here practice 4 nights a week.  What if the player is getting challenged developmentally during those practices and the coaching is decent?  Does it make sense to give up 6 hours of good development per week for 45 mins more game per week?  I agree that playing significant minutes with the second team while maintaining significant practice time with the first team would be the good solution, but you have to really thread the needle to get into that position.  If you can't though, it makes the decision tough.[/quote]

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