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 As the parent of a soccer player in the who is barely on the growth chart (1st percentile), I find it ironic that at the highest level, we are willing to recognize that smaller and late developing kids are at a huge disadvantage in years below U16/U17 and take some measures to deal with that by allowing them to train at an appropriate level. However, outside of DA, clubs just keep cutting or demoting the small kids until they quit. [/quote]

Are they necessarily?  If they want to be defenders, yes.  But my son is a U11 of average height, and two of the best kids on his travel team are really tiny.   They're forward players.[/quote]

It keeps getting harder for smaller kids during the puberty years.  My son was a star at U11 too.

And also, remember that bio banding isn't just about size. It is about where you are in terms of development based on your genetic potential.  A smaller 13 year old with a 5'4 inch dad might be close to fully grown, but a skinny 5'6 inch 13 year old with tall parents might be years from puberty and a growth spurt.

I have also heard that some European country (maybe Belgium?) allows smaller, less developed kids to play down.[/quote]

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