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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The best kids are usually the bossiest at that age [/quote]

Was just going to chime in with this. The "best" kids in K and 1st grade soccer were the ones who were bossy and either didn't read social cues or didn't care about social cues. Watching soccer games at that age was strange because the girls who dominated the games weren't big, weren't athletic, and weren't fast- they were just the ones who were willing to steal the ball from their teammates and run straight to the goal.

Over time, those girls have moved from one sport to another trying to find a good fit. I think one of them became a swimmer and is pretty decent and another is really into choir. The kids who have become really good are the ones who were fast but unwilling to get into the 1st grade death circles (those horrible little scrums that roam back and forth) or they focused a little too much about how they were passing and dribbling at the expense of keeping the ball.

The girls who have the patience to condition and drill and learn the game and already had natural speed and athleticism weren't obvious at that age.[/quote]

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