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[quote=Anonymous]We recently experienced this with our 13 year old son. He enjoyed soccer, but it took him longer to really develop into a strong player. He was with the same set of boys of several different teams, there was one kid in particular that always made sure to point out that my son was the weakest link on the team. The coaches didn't do anything about obvious physicality on the pitch between the two kids and it got to be a nasty power struggle. My son also played on a school team it he was a different player and kid - happier, took more risks and tried so much harder. When I say this I realized it was time for my kid to try out for new teams and start fresh. What a huge difference in his confidence level and his ability. He practices, trains and plays hard he has turned into a strong starter on his current team. He isn't close friends with any of the kids and there isn't the same social connection with the kids - asking to get together after games. But he is much happier. Back to the main point I think respecting other team players is important, I don't think you have to like them or even be friends with them to enjoy the sport, but if you have a toxic kid or kids on a team it will impact how everyone feels about their soccer experience. [/quote]

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