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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my experience there is no greater myth than the classic fall from grace U9/U10 superstar.

Yes, supposed lesser talented kids at those ages do tend to develop and in many cases catch up to the young superstar. But those young superstars still keep chugging along and developing themselves. Perhaps they lose a step in speed, or they are caught up in size and that is negated but they are still developing at their own relative pace and they usually remain quality competitive players as long as they stay interested. I know of very, very few young A team kids who ended up on a C team. I have known some who were perenial A team starters and lost that role but rarely their spot on the team.

So, a B or C team player can work hard and often times catch or even exceed the young star in a couple of years but it is really rare for that young star to actually drop down to a C team level.

All of the above is stated with the caveat of A team kids at high level competitive clubs. [/quote]

Many clubs don't demote A team players for other factors like team and club stability, psychology, etc. It does not mean that those kids are not falling behind to other clubs that do promote / demote. For these teams they may dominate the competition at U9 but no longer win games 10-0 against teams they used to. They no longer win tournaments but make the finals, etc.

It's hard to see when your kid is on the club A team.[/quote]

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