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[quote=Anonymous][quote=NOVASoccerCoach][quote=Anonymous]You wrote that "To evaluate if a team is truly a top team, you have to evaluate them from a technical and Soccer IQ standpoint."

How do you evaluate a player from a technical and soccer IQ standpoint? What are you looking for? For technical I would think there are measurable criteria like passes competed, goals, assists. What about soccer IQ?

DD U12 plays in the wings or in mid and makes most assists on her team (sometimes all in a game). What happens to such a player in U13? What position do they end up playing?[/quote]

Depends on the player. For the most part, the same position will translate over. For technical standpoint, its things like good first touch into space, completing/receiving passes and able to dribble out of trouble if they need to. Soccer IQ takes a more wise eye to evaluate. It's how many times they make the right decision whether it be passing, dribbling etc. It could be do they look to play the ball forward when possible and do they know when they need to just play the supporting player back. Do they know when to dribble vs when to pass. Can they create chances for others from dribbling, etc. [/quote]

I think you are missing something.  I once had a very wise, accomplished soccer coach (probably put more kids into D1 programs from the DMV than anyone else has) explain to me that a college coach recruiting a player will want to watch at least a half of a game, because the coach is interested as much in what the player does when off the ball than when on it.  That would be part of a SoccerIQ evaluation.[/quote]

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