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[quote=Anonymous][quote=RantingSoccerDad]I think U9 is too young for *full-time* travel, and the U.S. Youth Soccer guidelines (probably abandoned by this point, though I'll need to look into it) agree. You can't really tell much about kids at this age, and you need to be casting a wide net and giving plenty of kids a chance to be trained well. The occasional tournament for select teams makes sense to me. The idea of giving someone less than half of the game at U9 makes NO sense under pretty much any sensible system here and abroad. None. If you don't think a player is worthy of your time, move him or her down to the appropriate level. That player might develop and bounce back. Much less likely to happen if you're not playing him or her more than a few minutes here and there at U9. Bottom line -- if you're *hurting* a kid's development at U9, you're doing something wrong.[/quote] I agree whole-heartedly.[/quote]
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