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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]While there are always exceptions but this article shows the typical size and skills needed by positions in women’s college soccer:

https://www.ncsasports.org/womens-soccer/recruiting-guidelines

It seems most positions requires a player to be at least 5’5”. [/quote]

Thanks for the link.  I think I saw it a while back, but like most articles, they are gleaned from generalizations and I had hoped for some parents to comment on their kid's experiences with this.  I've seen some girls so thin, they crumple to the ground at first sign of physical contact.  Does a college coach ask them to bulk up?  Not unheard of in other sports.[/quote]

Colleges make their players spend a lot of time in the weight room to get stronger, etc. [/quote]

Thus comment is very true. I know many college strength coach that say most girls are just not physically ready for college soccer because many girls do not spend time in the weight room before college. They would be way head of the curve if you spend at least all of your high school years in the off season in the gym.

Second from the first comment look some size matters but to be honest if your technically good and have some size you will get noticed. This not the best comparison because she is just gifted all around but crystal Dunn is not that tall. But works her ass off in the off season.

But if most girls make it a point and figure out a time to get into the gym and work on there strength there play and confidence on the field will go up tremendously.

But all the other stuff like technical work will help as well. [/quote]

Crystal Dunn is incredible fast and quick. She is not the most technical player but her speed and quickness allows her to get around defenders before they can get to her body. If a player has size, she has an advantage over a smaller player. The smaller player must be a combination of quicker/faster/more technical to beat the larger player. If a 5’3” player is going against a 5’8”, the 5’3” has to be significantly quicker/faster and have a feel for how to avoid or deal with contact to consistently win.

In general a larger good player beats a smaller good player. You see this a lot in girls soccer. Watch your team’s smaller fast girl do great against like size competition or bigger slower player but when you play a game(tournaments) against like athleticism and more size the player seems to disappear. This is also very noticeable when the second team plays a first team. A 5’6” 125 pound player gets matched up on a 4’ 11” 100 pound player with similar athleticism.

I watched a Georgetown game against a small D1 school. Georgetown was just bigger and stronger. It’s just not size but mass. The Georgetown team started a lot of Juniors and Seniors. They had a good 2-3 years in the weight room and out massed the other team. I would say Georgetown had on average 3 inches and 15-20 pounds(all muscle) on the other team. College coaches are always looking for an athletic tall player with technical skills.

Everyone always points to Messi but Messi was extremely quick, fast and technical plus extremely high soccer IQ. [/quote]

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