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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your DS sounds like an athletic player at his age. Athleticism equals out when other kids grow/develop physically.

Use this opportunity playing in the back to develop his soccer IQ/positioning and be observant of what’s going on throughout the field. Soccer IQ is the most difficult skill to learn and he will be extremely thankful if he learns this when he’s older. He should also continue to develop his ball/technical skills. He is only 8-9 years old. Remember that the most athletic players play in the back at the young age. [/quote]

thanks. he is very athletic, fastest on the team and can jump for the aerial ball too. he has solid ball skills and usually beats his teammates in 1v1 and other dribbling exercises. we also see playing defense as an opportunity for him to develop. he didn't complain and kept his head down working hard for the past 5 months. he was able to beat the stronger team to tears by the end of winter (one of the strongest players literally cried because they lost by quite a few points), although only once. but if he works in overdrive, he can at least equalize it leading the weak team. that's why it's puzzling to us why he hasn't been moved yet. the problem is in the weak team you don't get to develop coordination skills because they cannot take possession of the ball well. this frustrates him and is the main reason of concern to us. we don't care about winning so much but he plays to win, as everyone else does. perhaps it's both the club's need and a chance to develop from the back. just trying to make sense of it and keep him motivated.

for those attacking his scholarship, give it a rest pls. we have never said a word about it. he's a good teammate and always helps out the coach and others. and it wasn't the parents paying him. it was the club's choice. he was offered because he was good, and he was offered by another club too but we turned it down to join here. no one "needs" to play at the elite level at 8-9, and we didn't go through any application. it was a verbal offer materialized.

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