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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][/quote]I'd talk to the coach with your son. But, I would also be sure that your son is doing everything that the coach is asking field players to do in terms of fitness and conditioning. My child is the same age and his coach requires field players to do 30 minutes of running a day, 50 push ups, 50 sit ups, and 50 burpees.

He is doing everything that's asked of him, but if the issue is that he isn't good on the field, then to me the result of that would be that during the half of the game that he's not in goal (as we agreed) he's watching, and the coach is giving him feedback at some point about what he needs to do to improve as a field player. I'd be OK with that.

Well, if the issue is technical skills, I agree, but if the issue is fitness, that doesn't make any sense. But, if he's doing everything that is asked, that's that.

I'm not sure I understand. He's definitely as fit as the other kids. I don't know enough about soccer to be able to say "he plays as well as the other kids" or "he's the best player". I mean, when he's in the goal it's obvious, but on the field I can't tell. But if they're running laps or something I can say for sure that he's got as much or more stamina as the other kids.[quote]

I'm genuinely not sure what the point of confusion is.  If he is as fit as the other kids, that is not the issue.  But what I am saying is that if he is not as fit as the other kids, playing him more in a game is not going to correct that.  You are pbviously in the better position to say whether that is the case.[/quote]

Oh, I thought you were saying that what I suggested, that the coach give him feedback on why he's not playing him on the field (other than "because you're too good in the goal") would be in order.  I couldn't figure out why that feedback wouldn't work if the issue was fitness vs. technical.  I think that it's easier for a kid that age to go out and improve their fitness outside of practice than it would be for him to go out and improve his fitness.

But it sounds like you're saying that increased playing time wouldn't be the solution to being less fit.  I agree with that.  I just don't think that's the issue.  I don't think that the issue is his field playing at all.  I think this is being driven mostly by the fact that he's better than the other GK.  [/quote]

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