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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What I have seen in youth soccer at younger ages is that the coach will put the worse players on the team at defender to hide them.  Starting around U11 or U12, the defenders begin to become critical so the coaches start to hide the worse players at the wing positions instead.

Defenders need to have the very solid basic skills like first touch and sureness of ball possession.  In addition to solid basic skills, the defender needs to know positioning and physical play without fouling.  Outside of specific training for this I would recommend watching professional soccer matches to understand that aspect of the game.

In general, outside backs most critical ability should be speed as they have to counter the opposing teams fast wings.  Height is usually somewhat important for Center Backs since they are able to head a lot of balls kicked into the box but they also need excellent basic ball skills as well.

Defenders should focus on being very proficient with the basics of touches and possession of the ball.  On a psychological note, [b]defenders should be ok with the Strikers and Offensive players getting all of the credit for wins since their play will always be overlooked when they play well and they will be blamed for all losses when they make a mistake[/b].[/quote]

This.  Missed shots and opportunities don't seem to register on the sidelines.  It is always the defenders fault, even when their kids aren't performing any magic up front or chasing back to help out.[/quote]

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