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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have a younger player on a top team (u8/u9/u10 range).

He plays most of the positions but I notice in a crunch, coach will put my ds in the same position because he is great in this position versus average in others.  He does not score nearly as much as other players but he is a standout in other ways.

My question is,  which positions as the boys get older (u12/13/14) will make a player more marketable or desired for a team.  Or is it certain skills versus positions that make a player attractive?

On the flipside,  which positions can almost any player play? (Least marketable)

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Comfort on the ball, good first touch and quick, accurate short passing.  With those you will be in good shape wherever you play.  Without them you won't.  Dribbling and finishing are also useful skills - but not as universally applicable as the others I mentioned.

After that central players are the most important to a team's success.  If a team has two good center backs, a good CDM and CAM, and a good striker they will always be competitive.  Without those things can be challenging.  Goals are always at a premium - but actually the easiest of these to compensate for is the striker.

A good GK is also always in demand.

Just out of interest - why doesn't your son score?  If his finishing isn't great - that's one of the easiest skills to practise on your own.  If he just doesn't get in the right spots - have him watch games on the TV and get him to watch the goalscorers instead of the ball and see where and when they make runs on and off the ball.  If he won't pull the trigger then don't worry - that will come.

PS  I'm not a coach - just a parent who has watched his kids play for many years.[/quote]

Yes, it's about getting in a position to score.  Most CBs and CDMs can strike the ball harder than a forward.  Can they get to the spot to put the ball in the net is the question.  That is where a center forward comes in or a #10.  You can have him watch all the EPL he can handle, but that just gives an overview on how the game is played.[/quote]

They specifically need to not watch the ball and just watch the striker (or whatever position they want to understand) especially when he doesn't have the ball.  It's not easy for kids to grasp quickly - and a good coach can really help here too - but watching the player and not the game helps the kid see what is happening and then apply it to their own game.

Having video of their own game is useful too - because it helps them see the difference.  My DS used to run around next to the defender - he would literally follow the defender around the field.  It took me a long time to get him to break that habit - and sitting down with him and showing him what he was doing on the video definitely helped.[/quote]

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