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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is a U10 and plays rec soccer. This will be his 6th season (spring/fall for the last 3 years). He doesn’t seem to have much soccer IQ. If he’s playing defense, he’ll be all the way up with the forwards. And he doesn’t seem to understand that he needs to match up on defense. I hear the coaches yell at him in games to get to his spot. I don’t think he really knows what they mean.  He seems to just go the ball, wherever that may be on the field.

When do most players develop soccer IQ and what can we do to help him?  He is otherwise a strong player - fast, good ball handling, passes well. And he really enjoys playing. [/quote]

In a Rec league, the coach may not emphasis positioning as much at this age.  In travel at U11, I noticed the coach spent a lot of time coaching proper spacing and positioning for the 1st time.  The players can really understand it at U10, but it has to be coached a lot at that age by a decent coach.  If the coach is yelling at him in a game, then it really wasn't coached in practice.

As a caveat, I will say that it is ok that your kid loves to be close to the ball and action! This really develops a love for the game!  They will naturally start to position themselves as they grow older. :D   I will also say, that kids start to become soccer robots and loose creativity when they are over-coached and "joy sticked" by the coaches -thus less likely to love the game as much.   I wouldn't get too concerned at U10, but naturally by U12 they should really get it, even without specific coaching.  If you stay in rec soccer, just make sure he loves the game for now! [/quote]

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