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[quote=Anonymous]You should be able to see the talent by 13 or 14. However, several other factors will have a huge role in whether your DD becomes a collegiate level player. 1) Puberty - Girls will inevitably change physically. These changes often have drastic consequences on playing ability. Hips, height, weight, and other post-puberty changes will affect speed, agility and can often impose a ceiling on ability that practice and desire can't overcome. 2) Desire - Does your DD practice on her own, watch soccer? Most D1 players live and breathe the sport, they can't get enough. This mental aspect is a huge determining factor. A small percentage are just freakish athletes that will make it anyway, but the majority are those great athletes who combine talent with work ethic. Me: 4 kids - 1 DS D1 football, 1 DS quit senior year, 1 DD ECNL player asked for a break at U-15, still hasn't returned to soccer, 1 DD U-14 ECNL (typical gym rat) still progressing[/quote]
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