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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Really great discussion.  My son is U11 and a winger that is slender and he wants to focus on 1 v 1 this winter.

We recently discovered Next Star and the group training and 1 v 1 work in the general group session was great.

We are looking to attend the 1v1 sessions that finish this month in December at SoFive in Rockville.  They are Friday’s.  Check out the schedule: https://www.nextstarsoccer.com/schedule

Depending on the timing of futsal games this winter, we will attend the Next Star attacking clinics on Sunday afternoons.

I have my son intentionally try to go up against the best defensive player on our team.  Iron sharpens iron and the kid is quick and tough to break down.

Finally, I am working on assembling pickups in Upper NW DC for 2012-2014’s.  Small sided games with travel level players who can just play freely.  I feel that is missing but just like basketball courts are empty in DC, so are the fields for pure free play.  Having the ability to have touches free from scrutiny and ridicule is important.  [/quote]

Very cool. Thanks for sharing this.  I think you're approaching things the right way.  But, be careful about labeling your son this position or that position too early.  He's 10.  He's not any position right now, he's learning how to love the game and the ball.  He may play wing for his team and that's cool.  But he needs to be able play anywhere on the field.  That is how I would look at his training. If he can play multiple positions well, he will be valuable anywhere he goes.

Nextstar has pros and cons.  You will get a lot of 1v1 against a decent level there which is certainly a pro.  Hard to find a good collection of kids to play against regularly outside of your existing team, and they have that.  This is largely what you're paying for.  The coaches/trainers do have experience and knowledge.  How much watching the session versus, knowledge being given to the kids each session, you'll have to evaluate for yourself and make a judgement.  The price is actually outrageous for the actual output, which is the major con.  But people pay it so there is that.

See previous posts about running on the track and hills which is something they do there.  For me, it is not worth it to pay that amount of money to have anyone watch your kid run up and down hills or around the track.  You can do that on your own for literally free.  I wouldn't spend one second on hills or on the track in a private training at 10 years old.  Maybe older ages.  But now, time needs to be on the ball not without it.[/quote]

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