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[quote=Anonymous]I don't know why people are giving you grief, OP.  Every 8 year old wants to score. I posted a question on DCUM about my five year old not being aggressive in soccer and just watching the action even though he loved playing soccer. Most of the posters said to pick a different sport or that you can't change him. I ignored them and kept signing him up for leagues and classes. The soccer camp and classes he did really helped much more than just playing in the leagues. In the soccer league practice the drills were dribbling around cones, lining up and shooting (both he was great at) and  scrimmiging where the best players dominated. So he never practiced 1vs. 1 drills or 2 on 2, 3 on 3 drills, which help a child learn to go after the ball. He learned to go after the ball in soccer class. Last year never scored last year and this year he is the high scorer on his team. If he is interested get him extra coaching and keep signing him up for rec leagues. Many of the better players will be dropping out of the rec leagues at 9 and 10 to play club, so if he practices will have a better chance of scoring next year. Don't listen to the people telling you he can never be a forward. Perhaps not in club soccer, but in rec league he can have fun and develop a love for soccer so he can keep playing even as an adult in a rec league.[/quote]

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