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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have seen some of this at my daughter's HS team.  She is a skilled CM but the coach doesn't value technical ability.  Their tryouts consisted of a bunch of fitness and a 1 mile run and sprints. [b] The coach runs formations that just focus on playing long balls up to fast wings and forwards and even though they have a bunch of skilled club players, the coach wants to just play kick it and run. [/b] They wanted their midfielders to just be "chasers" not players to connect and possess with.  The coaches were basically rec coaches and said that their main goal was to get the ball up to their wingers and try to earn corners and get a goal off of the scrum in the middle or a header.  When my daughter told me that- I finally was ok with the truth that she wasn't going to be valued much and that we should just concentrate on club.  HS- it is what it is[/quote]

This is exactly what my son's private HS wanted them to do this Fall.  He also is a CM.  Painful.  They'd rather lose 50-50 balls 90% of the time (because they don't have strong enough or skilled enough forwards to even control or win the fight for the long balls)...and they love to keep the ball in the air.   Never met a ground through ball that they liked.[/quote]

I'm just trying to understand the complaint here. You are disappointed that your kid's skillset doesn't match up with the way the HS coach chooses to play? Or you think the coach is doing it wrong and should do things the way you'd like which would favor your kid over some others that fit the coach's plan. Are you venting or complaining? Obviously none of this is applicable to all high schools, or all coaches, or all years depending on the makeup of the teams. [/quote]

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