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[quote=Anonymous]Different poster but it might depend on the coach and league.

When I coached my kid's team, the teams that did well in the league were good at fast breaks and that's what I emphasized on my teams, which I had some parents take issues with.  But sometimes the game does need to be slowed down too, with players setting up on half court and then making short bursts/cuts.

Then when the other team gets the ball, players need to run back to their side of the court to set up on defense.  This is especially for the younger age groups where they don't allow full court presses for the majority of the game, so the team needs to run back and set up their half court defense.

It's kind of surprising that your kid is low energy because I tend to think of soccer players as being really athletic with good conditioning and is why I like my kids playing soccer.

I've also had a really athletic soccer player trying basketball for the first time.  It was kind of funny how ugly/funny their shooting form was when they started off the season and there were a lot of rules that had to be explained to them.  But there was no doubt to their athletic ability and they didn't look too bad towards the end of the season, where I think it was obvious that they worked on things at home.

So to answer your question, I'm not exactly sure how to compare the intensity to soccer.  It might be shorter distances with faster spurts if you compare the two.  I know for our family soccer is great conditioning in the fall for my kids to transition to basketball in the winter.

Then I think your kid can learn the skills needed, especially if they work on it at home.[/quote]

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