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[quote=Anonymous]I've been around travel soccer for ages.  Many of my friends have kids in travel soccer and I know 7-8 travel soccer coaches.

1. Coaching matters.  Unless a kid has the inner motivation to practice at home everyday and develop, coaching is what really develops a kid into a quality soccer player.

2. Skill set.  Some kids are more athletic and it's a big factor.  I've seen gkidsrls age 8-9 who have never played soccer before try out for a travel team and make.  These are large clubs where a good 30-40 girls were declined.  But, these kids are very athletic.  They can run, sprint, move their feet, etc.  Being a natural athlete is a major advantage.

3. Mentality.  A lot of kids don't have an aggressive personality.  This is why you seen many kids stare at the ball, not push it forward, always kicking it away, always reaching for the ball instead of going after it with the body, etc.  Passive kids have a harder time than aggressive kids.

4. Personal motivation.  A kid will never develop well without training at home - ever ever ever.  Any kid who only training during practices and games will never develop well.  All it takes is just 15 minutes at home 4-5 times a week and a kid will develop faster than 90% of the rest.  But, either the parent has to push this or in rare cases the kid has the motivation to do it.

That said, the team itself is very important.  I've seen good players on bad teams play poorly because of their surroundings.  Many kids play to the level of the kids around them.  So, it is very important to get your kid onto a team where the other kids and parents are on the same page (coming to all practices, games, not being late, etc).  If all 9, 12 or, 16 kids are practicing hard and play hard....your kid will play and practice hard.  If the kids are socializing too much or practicing at 50% game speed, your kids will do the same and be weaker.[/quote]

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