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[quote=Anonymous]No amount of speed will get your player to an elite level with no control over the ball. Sure, will they still score or maybe assist? They'll never be a star though. Being overly strong in one area will not cover for weaknesses and other areas. The same thing can be said of extremely talented ball handlers that lack speed or aggressive one-on-one skills. If your kid has speed, awesome. They need to then spend their free time working on their foot skills in 1v1 and if they're offensive, precision shooting. Once you get past u13 if you can't aim the ball no goalie's going to let you score making your player useless. Past u13 it doesn't matter how fast your kid is. They will be under pressure and lose the ball if all they have is speed and very basic footskills.

And for those saying aggressive play gets you places. That literally does not get you past High School. Go watch some college and professional games and show me the players who made it there with no real discernible skills besides speed and plowing over other players. There are none.[/quote]

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