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[quote=Anonymous]I'd disagree a little with the closest one advice.  I wish my son had started in a more competitive/more technically based environment at a younger age than he did.  He started "travel" with our closest club at age 7 playing u9.  At that point, he was well behind kids who had trained foot skills and ball mastery starting at age 5.  Luckily, he had a good/accomplished coach for three years there before moving to a more competitive/higher level team at U11.  He does well, but I think having a better training environment that was more technically focused would have served him well.  This is especially true for a bigger kid where the wrong coach may lean on his athleticism to win without helping him develop the comfort with the ball that will serve him best later.  You can find recommendations for clubs, based on philosophy, on this board, or look for specific coaches.  I'm not saying drive an hour for practice at age 5 but if they're into it, and it's fun, give it a full shot.         [/quote]

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