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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would find a year round futsal program as young as possible, probably 7 or 8. [/quote]

+1. Probably better off doing Futsal and/or some additional training/camps and moving up to the meat grinder that is travel once the kid is playing year round because they WANT to be doing training and camps in winter and summer and practicing 3x per week, as opposed to because you put them on a year-round team.[/quote]

Yes. Futsal is what matters for young players. combine it with private training and you will be so far beyond any travel player.[/quote]

Why is futsal so important? Trying to understand what’s changed since I played in the 90s.[/quote]

More touches in tight spaces, movement with/without the ball, passing.  4v4 tourneys for fun/competitiveness if you can find them.  3v3 works too...

DC started "pre-travel" parent coached at u11 and full club travel at u12.  It was parent coached rec before that.  We look back and wish we had moved DC to a good developmental club around u8/u9 because neither of us parents played soccer growing up.  If we had the baseline developmental knowledge from our past experiences then maybe we could have led development ourselves up to u10/u11 and done rec or local travel until then.  Unfortunately it's tougher to get onto the top club teams once your trajectory is set around u12-u14.  [/quote]

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