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[quote=Anonymous]We had one of our kids who just "took" to soccer quickly.  She played rec from 5 on.  By age 7 she would regularly score 7+ goals in the first half, coach would sit her or have her play D, but even then she would just run the ball through the other kids.  At age 8 she played on a U10/11 Travel team (this just before the birth year switch).  This was a mistake, and we got sucked in by a coach telling us our kid was something truly special.

The maturity gap was quickly apparent, because the just barely 8 year old wanted to  have fun, not stand around a field learning about positions and filling space. The 10-11 year olds had very little in common with her, and while she played well, there was very little enjoyment.  We pulled her back to Rec for a half a year, and although now she was even better, it was much more fun for her.  She moved back to Travel only playing 1 year up instead of 2.

She's now on an ECNL team; she's as good as she wants to be, will play college but has a (relatively) grounded view of the sport at this point.[/quote]

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