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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]On to some practical advice for OP ..... how tall is your son likely to be?  Will he want to play travel at a high level, or be a starter on a big HS varsity team?    If he is going to be smallish I would hesitate to have him switch over to goalie, particularly if he is good as a forward.[/quote]

This was my first thought as well!  He is of average height.  His dad is 6’1.  I am 5’5.[/quote]

With parents your size he "should" be more than tall enough to be a goalie in HS.

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Average FIFA field player is 5’11”.  Average FIFA goalkeeper 6’2”.[/quote]

What the heck is a FIFA field player or a FIFA goalkeeper?    Are you taking about professionals?   If so, that is not really helpful to OP who is not expecting her son to play professional soccer.,

Just a guess, but I'm pretty sure the average HS goalkeeper is shorter than the average professional goalkeeper.

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So adjust accordingly but even at HS a keeper should be around 5'11". My guess is the info provided is simply a frame of reference pro or not.[/quote]

Yes.  The point being that soccer is more about waist to foot strength—which Messi has in spades.  Most very tall payers don’t have agility or stamina required in soccer which is equivalent to running 6-8 miles every game.  So the men are predominantly average height 5’10-5’11.  Always exceptions in either direction.

Most professional goalkeepers have serious height.  But—for HS a boy should me at least 5’11”.[/quote]

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