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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a u12 kid currently playing in his club's 2nd team in a very competitive academy. He has not been subbed in 1 year. Played literally every minute of every game in that time. 
Coach of the top team passed him over for promotion and in its place chose to players that averaged 15 minutes per game all season. Coach of the top team said that he saw something in them that he liked.
DS has practiced every day for the past two years (wall work, sprints/resistance, private coach, plus team practices of course). He even spends most summers in Spain training. His main issue is that he looks clumsy, so coaches that haven't coached him tend to waive him off because he is not as smooth as others. However, once a team takes him he is never subbed again because he becomes essential to the team. 
Has anyone dealt with this? Is there is any solution to this or is my DS meant to be turned down constantly for the rest of his short career?[/quote]

Is your child being challenged on the club's 2nd team or are they dominating?  That should provide the answer.  If they are not dominating, then you need to reevaluate the work that you are putting in and work on some weaknesses.

All of the habits that you described are of a 1st team player locally so there has to be something missing.  If you are from Spain, you should know not to worry about these American style evaluation systems.  On our club, there are 3-4 kids that I think could easily make the 1st team but the coach was looking for something different.  It's just a thing.

If you are with clubs like SYC or Coppermine, you will be passed by more aggressive and athletic kids.  That is the way those clubs roll.  They also struggle to string together 5 passes at U12.  If you are patient and really have the habits you say you do, it will come together at U14/U15.

There are some Spanish born coaches at a few clubs in the area that can advise you.  I don't like putting people's name in these forums unless they ask but the research the two most successful clubs in the area for producing professionals and then go through the coaching profiles.  It is probably 1-2 hours of work but it will provide more answers than anybody here in this forum IMHO.[/quote]

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