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[quote=Anonymous]My DS was one of those weaker players on a good team when playing 7v7. He was a starter, but clearly the #7 of 7 starters. I was a bit shocked at him being a striker as it doesn't line up with his skill set (he has good endurance but is small, slow and not that technically talented). I think the reason the coach put him at striker vs outside midfielder or defender was partly the 'being a hole in the defense' discussion but also that the striker wasn't that critical for his team to score. On his team, the best players wouldn't pass that much and would dribble end to end and score. His role was basically to drag a defender out of the way of the better kids, which he did. Even when my DS was not in the game and they had a better player in position, the striker didn't score that many goals since we weren't exactly passing the ball around. One advantage of putting a weak player at striker is that they don't need skill or speed to just run after the ball, whether on goal kicks or when the other team is passing it around the back. My DS wouldn't intercept the passes, but he would cause mistakes that the rest of his team could take advantage of.

After shifting to 9v9 (and onto a weaker team) my DS shifted to outside mid/defender. Since he has good endurance, he can be helpful as a midfielder in transitions,  and as a defender where, even if he gets beaten at the middle of the field, the opposing team's striker still has to dribble 20 yards to get a shot off which often gives him time to recover and make a play. This isn't a high-level team, but the reasons he was a striker on a 7v7 field don't make sense for him to be a striker on his 9v9 team. Good news is his lack of speed and 1v1 skills aren't as noticeable since those aren't as critical in 9v9. Being able to make a good pass or making good movement off the ball make a huge difference in 9v9 in a way that it didn't for 7v7.[/quote]

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