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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2012
Make a 1st team by 8th or 9th grade
Possibly college[/quote]

Oof, I have a 2012 DS on a team that will play MLSNext in the fall. I think, assuming they stick with it, all kids on his team have the potential to play in college based on their technical skills. Even the ones that don’t get much playing time are still good enough to contribute to the fast paced, intense practices.

If you are going to take the year off, I would incorporate lots of small group practices with better players. Developing individual skills is pointless if you can’t execute them in real scenarios against other skilled players.

Or perhaps if your kid is already close to 1st team skill level, you can practice with top teams and ask the coach if you can join practices once or twice a week. I think ur kid needs to regularly see what it takes to make a first team.

At 2012, kids on first teams already do so much on their own to just maintain their spots. That’s a lot to replicate outside of a travel schedule.  [/quote]

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