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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is a conundrum. My DD is small with great foot skills, and is fast. BUT… she is outmatched easily when it is someone a head taller and 30 pounds heavier. It is very hard for her to shoulder off someone that size, or win a 50 50 ball. I am lucky that she plays a lot, we switched teams to get her the minutes, but I can see why some coaches lean toward big, strong, and fast. If they have decent skill, the BS and F players will win the day. [/quote]

If you're trying to develop players, always focus on the kids with the best technical skills, passing, and game awareness. These are the kids who will rise above the cream (regardless of size) and play soccer for a long time. A big, barreling kid with little footwork is a short-term project that may help get some wins but won't develop the best talent. [/quote]

No the way it goes is the big barreling kid or the fast kid with no ball skill will start, get lots of coaching attention and make the top team. This will build confidence of those kids and kill the confidence of the technically skilled kids. The technical kids need other technical kids to play. There are not many of them because the coach is selecting for aggressive fast and physical kids. This dictates style of play which does not favor the more skilled players. Been there done that.[/quote]

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