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[quote=Anonymous]The differences above depend on whether you have a soccer player or an athlete.

If you have a soccer player, move them ASAP.  If you have an athlete, let them build more soccer skills by getting lots of touches and having more fun at the local club, and they can move to MLSN at U13 or U14.

For the best clubs, when they transition to 11v11 at U13, they typically have a core group of soccer players that they are looking to build around.  These are players who have played together for years and whose parents have spent thousands of dollars on outside training to make their skills look good.

But these players are mostly midfielders who play every position.

By U13, the coaches are looking for a handful of difference-makers to fill out the 11v11 squad. Clubs will have more pressure to get results from their top teams at this stage.  Coaches will be impressed by the super-athletic types with speed and strength who can slot into defender, striker or winger roles.  If they can find these players are on their club's second or third teams, or among players who move from out of town, that is the best.  Next choice is small clubs.  Last choice is other competing clubs in the area.[/quote]

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